MolluscaBase taxon details
Alcira elegans H. Adams, 1861
511808 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:511808)
accepted
Species
Alcira elegans var. guttata W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Mitrella elegans (H. Adams, 1861) · unaccepted
- Variety Alcira elegans var. guttata W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Alcira elegans H. Adams, 1861 (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Adams, H. (1860–1861). Description of a new genus and species of mollusk. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 28 [1860]: 450–451., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12867032
page(s): 451. [details]
page(s): 451. [details]
Type locality contained in Natal
type locality contained in Natal [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alcira elegans H. Adams, 1861. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511808 on 2024-04-26
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original description
Adams, H. (1860–1861). Description of a new genus and species of mollusk. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 28 [1860]: 450–451., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12867032
page(s): 451. [details]
original description (of Alcira elegans var. guttata W. H. Turton, 1932) 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].
page(s): 74, pl. 17, sp. 534. [details]
basis of record Monsecour, K. (2010). Checklist of Columbellidae. pers. comm. [details]
identification resource 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): 451. [details]
original description (of Alcira elegans var. guttata W. H. Turton, 1932) 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].
page(s): 74, pl. 17, sp. 534. [details]
basis of record Monsecour, K. (2010). Checklist of Columbellidae. pers. comm. [details]
identification resource 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 Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
