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Alora rapunculus Kilburn, 1975

216094  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216094)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Kilburn R.N. (1975). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (5): including descriptions of new taxa of Rissoidae, Cerithiidae, Tonnidae, Cassididae, Buccinidae, Fasciolariidae, Turbinellidae, Turridae, Architectonicidae, Epitoniidae, Limidae and Thraciidae.. Annals of the Natal Museum 22(2):577-622, figs. 1-25.
page(s): 607, fig. 18a, b. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 
Type locality contained in Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alora rapunculus Kilburn, 1975. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2024) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216094 on 2024-04-20
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2024). African Register of Marine Species. Alora rapunculus Kilburn, 1975. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216094 on 2024-04-20
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1997-03-17 09:54:29Z
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2004-01-21 17:06:37Z
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2011-12-15 00:30:32Z
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2021-10-17 08:46:27Z
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original description Kilburn R.N. (1975). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (5): including descriptions of new taxa of Rissoidae, Cerithiidae, Tonnidae, Cassididae, Buccinidae, Fasciolariidae, Turbinellidae, Turridae, Architectonicidae, Epitoniidae, Limidae and Thraciidae.. Annals of the Natal Museum 22(2):577-622, figs. 1-25.
page(s): 607, fig. 18a, b. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

basis of record Kilburn R.N. (1985). The family Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southern Africa and Mozambique. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 27(1): 239-337., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/216603.pdf?
page(s): 245 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 82; note: possible synonym of Alora annulata (Kuroda & Ito, 1961). [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality