WoRMS taxon details
Melliteryx fortidentata (E. A. Smith, 1904)
605407 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:605407)
accepted
Species
Lepton fortidentatus E. A. Smith, 1904 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Lepton fortidentatus E. A. Smith, 1904) Smith, E. A. (1904). On a collection of marine shells from Port Alfred, Cape Colony. <em>Journal of Malacology.</em> 11 (2): 21-44, pls 2-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16099575
page(s): 41, pl. 3, fig. 20. [details]
page(s): 41, pl. 3, fig. 20. [details]
Type locality contained in Port Alfred
type locality contained in Port Alfred [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melliteryx fortidentata (E. A. Smith, 1904). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605407 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lepton fortidentatus E. A. Smith, 1904) Smith, E. A. (1904). On a collection of marine shells from Port Alfred, Cape Colony. <em>Journal of Malacology.</em> 11 (2): 21-44, pls 2-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16099575
page(s): 41, pl. 3, fig. 20. [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 175 [details]
page(s): 41, pl. 3, fig. 20. [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 175 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
