WoRMS

WoRMS taxon details

Semicassis whitworthi (Abbott, 1968)

AphiaID

591491 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:591491)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Semicassis Mörch, 1852

Original name

Phalium whitworthi Abbott, 1968

Synonymised names

Phalium whitworthi Abbott, 1968 · unaccepted (original combination)

Semicassis (Semicassis) whitworthi (Abbott, 1968) · unaccepted

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Phalium whitworthi Abbott, 1968) Abbott, R. T. (1968). The helmet shells of the world (Cassidae), Part 1. <em>Indo-Pacific Mollusca.</em> 2 (9): 7-201., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49823850 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Semicassis whitworthi (Abbott, 1968). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591491 on 2026-07-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-12-23 13:35:38Z

created

Rosenberg, Gary

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Phalium whitworthi Abbott, 1968) Abbott, R. T. (1968). The helmet shells of the world (Cassidae), Part 1. <em>Indo-Pacific Mollusca.</em> 2 (9): 7-201., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49823850 [details]