African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Obstopalia Iredale, 1936

AphiaID

206090 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206090)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Litiopidae J. E. Gray, 1847

Original name

Obstopalia Iredale, 1936

Direct children (2)

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Species Obstopalia pseudosulcata Kilburn, 1985
Species Obstopalia varicosa Kilburn, 1985

Environment

marine

Original description

Iredale, T. (1936). Australian molluscan notes, no. 2. Records of the Australian Museum. 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24 [7 April 1936]., available online at https://journals.australianmuseum.net.au/iredale-1936-rec-aust-mus-195-267340/
page(s): 299 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Obstopalia Iredale, 1936. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206090 on 2026-06-24

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Obstopalia Iredale, 1936. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206090 on 2026-06-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-01-21 17:06:37Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-26 06:56:50Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2014-02-16 17:19:22Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2016-06-26 10:32:59Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2017-04-07 00:30:56Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2017-04-19 22:39:44Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2019-08-11 20:38:30Z

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Marshall, Bruce

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original description Iredale, T. (1936). Australian molluscan notes, no. 2. Records of the Australian Museum. 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24 [7 April 1936]., available online at https://journals.australianmuseum.net.au/iredale-1936-rec-aust-mus-195-267340/
page(s): 299 [details] Available for editors

additional source Kilburn R.N. (1985). The family Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southern Africa and Mozambique. Annals of the Natal Museum. 27(1): 239-337., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/216603.pdf?
page(s): 264 [details] Available for editors

source of synonymy Wilson, B. (1994) Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Vol. 2 Neogastropods. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, 370 pp. [details]

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Introduced: alien

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