WoRMS taxon details
Mitrella albuginosa (Reeve, 1859)
511471 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:511471)
accepted
Species
Columbella albuginosa Reeve, 1859 · unaccepted (original combination)
Columbella albuginosa var. major W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted > junior homonym (not Columbella major G. B....)
not Columbella major G. B. Sowerby I, 1832; Columbella albuginosa var. rietensis W. H. Turton, 1933 is a replacement name
Columbella albuginosa var. rietensis W. H. Turton, 1933 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Columbella approximata G. B. Sowerby III, 1921 · unaccepted
Columbella bella Reeve, 1859 · unaccepted
Columbella rietensis W. H. Turton, 1933 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Columbella rufanensis W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Mitrella bella (Reeve, 1859) · unaccepted
Pyrene albuginosa (Reeve, 1859) · unaccepted
Pyrene bella (Reeve, 1859) · unaccepted
marine
(of Columbella albuginosa Reeve, 1859) Reeve, L. A. (1858–1859). Monograph of the Genus <i>Columbella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, May 1859; pl. 2-8, January 1858; pl. 9-12, April 1858; pl. 13-18, October 1858; pl. 19-23, November 1858; pl. 24-25, February 1859; pl. 26-37, April 1859]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183166 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mitrella albuginosa (Reeve, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511471 on 2025-04-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Columbella albuginosa Reeve, 1859) Reeve, L. A. (1858–1859). Monograph of the Genus <i>Columbella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, May 1859; pl. 2-8, January 1858; pl. 9-12, April 1858; pl. 13-18, October 1858; pl. 19-23, November 1858; pl. 24-25, February 1859; pl. 26-37, April 1859]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183166 [details]
original description (of Columbella approximata G. B. Sowerby III, 1921) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1921). New shells from Port Alfred, collected by Lieut.-Colonel W. H. Turton. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 14(4): 125-127., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30346844
page(s): 126, textfig. [details]
original description (of Columbella bella Reeve, 1859) Reeve, L. A. (1858–1859). Monograph of the Genus <i>Columbella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, May 1859; pl. 2-8, January 1858; pl. 9-12, April 1858; pl. 13-18, October 1858; pl. 19-23, November 1858; pl. 24-25, February 1859; pl. 26-37, April 1859]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183166 [details]
original description (of Columbella rufanensis W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 72, pl. 17, sp. 520. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Columbella albuginosa var. major W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 72. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Columbella albuginosa var. rietensis W. H. Turton, 1933) Turton, W. H. (1933). Errata [to: The marine shells of Port Alfred, South Africa. Humphrey Milford, London.]. 1 p. [published 14 February 1933]. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 96 [details]
original description (of Columbella approximata G. B. Sowerby III, 1921) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1921). New shells from Port Alfred, collected by Lieut.-Colonel W. H. Turton. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 14(4): 125-127., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30346844
page(s): 126, textfig. [details]
original description (of Columbella bella Reeve, 1859) Reeve, L. A. (1858–1859). Monograph of the Genus <i>Columbella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 11, pl. 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, May 1859; pl. 2-8, January 1858; pl. 9-12, April 1858; pl. 13-18, October 1858; pl. 19-23, November 1858; pl. 24-25, February 1859; pl. 26-37, April 1859]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8183166 [details]
original description (of Columbella rufanensis W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 72, pl. 17, sp. 520. [details] Available for editors

original description (of Columbella albuginosa var. major W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 72. [details] Available for editors

original description (of Columbella albuginosa var. rietensis W. H. Turton, 1933) Turton, W. H. (1933). Errata [to: The marine shells of Port Alfred, South Africa. Humphrey Milford, London.]. 1 p. [published 14 February 1933]. [details] Available for editors

basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 96 [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Kilburn R.N. & Marais J.P. (2010) Columbellidae. Pp. 60-104, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
page(s): 83, text figs (Holotype) [details]
page(s): 83, text figs (Holotype) [details]





To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mitrella albuginosa)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Columbella albuginosa Reeve, 1859)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Columbella bella Reeve, 1859)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Columbella rufanensis W. H. Turton, 1932)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Columbella rietensis W. H. Turton, 1933)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Pyrene albuginosa (Reeve, 1859))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Pyrene bella (Reeve, 1859))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Mitrella bella (Reeve, 1859))
To Malacopics (Mitrella albuginosa (Reeve, 1859) South Africa, Eastern Cape, St. Francis Bay, Jeff...
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mitrella albuginosa)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Columbella albuginosa Reeve, 1859)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Columbella bella Reeve, 1859)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Columbella rufanensis W. H. Turton, 1932)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Columbella rietensis W. H. Turton, 1933)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Pyrene albuginosa (Reeve, 1859))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Pyrene bella (Reeve, 1859))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Mitrella bella (Reeve, 1859))
To Malacopics (Mitrella albuginosa (Reeve, 1859) South Africa, Eastern Cape, St. Francis Bay, Jeff...