WoRMS name details
Erosaria marginalis (Dillwyn, 1827)
216858 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216858)
unaccepted
Species
Erosaria Troschel, 1863 accepted as Naria J. E. Gray, 1837
- Subspecies Erosaria marginalis marginalis (Dillwyn, 1827) accepted as Naria marginalis (Dillwyn, 1827)
- Subspecies Erosaria marginalis melocellata Lorenz & Wiese, 1990 accepted as Naria marginalis (Dillwyn, 1827)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cypraea marginalis Dillwyn, 1827) Dillwyn, L.W. (1827). Remarks on Cypraeae described by Mr. Gray. <em>The Zoological Journal.</em> 3: 315-317., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2339517
page(s): 317 [details]
page(s): 317 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Erosaria marginalis (Dillwyn, 1827). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216858 on 2025-04-27
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cypraea marginalis Dillwyn, 1827) Dillwyn, L.W. (1827). Remarks on Cypraeae described by Mr. Gray. <em>The Zoological Journal.</em> 3: 315-317., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2339517
page(s): 317 [details]
basis of record Berry, L. E. (1954). Africa's rarest cowries. <em>JEANHS XXII.</em> 95: 82-85. [details]
page(s): 317 [details]
basis of record Berry, L. E. (1954). Africa's rarest cowries. <em>JEANHS XXII.</em> 95: 82-85. [details]
Other
additional source
Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 54 [details]
page(s): 54 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
