WoRMS name details
Alvania elegans Angas, 1877
578467 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:578467)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Angas, G.F. (1877). Description of one genus and twenty-five species of marine shells from New South Wales. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1877: 171-177, pl. 26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28510759
page(s): 174; plate XXVI, fig. 15 [details]
page(s): 174; plate XXVI, fig. 15 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Alvania elegans Angas, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578467 on 2026-03-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Angas, G.F. (1877). Description of one genus and twenty-five species of marine shells from New South Wales. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1877: 171-177, pl. 26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28510759
page(s): 174; plate XXVI, fig. 15 [details]
page(s): 174; plate XXVI, fig. 15 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
