Aphia name details
Columbella helena W. H. Turton, 1932
519894 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:519894)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Type locality contained in Port Alfred
type locality contained in Port Alfred [details]
Homonymy Junior primary homonym of Columbella helena Thiele, 1925
Homonymy Junior primary homonym of Columbella helena Thiele, 1925 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Columbella helena W. H. Turton, 1932. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=519894 on 2026-08-08
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original description
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]. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 70, pl. 17, sp. 504. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Monsecour, K. (2010). Checklist of Columbellidae. pers. comm. [details]
source of synonymy 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. [details]
page(s): 70, pl. 17, sp. 504. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Monsecour, K. (2010). Checklist of Columbellidae. pers. comm. [details]
source of synonymy 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. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Homonymy Junior primary homonym of Columbella helena Thiele, 1925 [details]
