Marine Species Traits - Gradaterebra capensis (E. A. Smith, 1873)

Traits taxon details

Gradaterebra capensis (E. A. Smith, 1873)

AphiaID

1417660 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1417660)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Gradaterebra Cotton & Godfrey, 1932

Original name

Myurella capensis E. A. Smith, 1873

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of ) Smith, E. A. (1873). Remarks on a few species belonging to the family Terebridae, and descriptions of several new forms in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. ser. 4, 11: 262-271., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25121192
page(s): 269. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Gradaterebra capensis (E. A. Smith, 1873). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417660 on 2026-07-15

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Gradaterebra capensis (E. A. Smith, 1873). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417660 on 2026-07-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2020-02-01 17:57:17Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description (of ) Smith, E. A. (1873). Remarks on a few species belonging to the family Terebridae, and descriptions of several new forms in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. ser. 4, 11: 262-271., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25121192
page(s): 269. [details]

additional source Terryn, Y., Holford, M. & Lussi, M. (2024). Partecosta milesi sp. nov., a new cryptic species of Terebridae from the SW Indian Ocean, with a revision of South African Gradaterebra species. Novapex. 25(1): 39-45.
page(s): figs 2I-J [details]

new combination reference Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 85(4): 359-388 ["2019"; 2020]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyz004 [details] Available for editors

Definitions

To Malacopics (Gradaterebra capensis (E. A. Smith, 1873) South Africa, Cape, East London)

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To Malacopics (Gradaterebra capensis (E. A. Smith, 1873) South Africa, Cape, East London)

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