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Marginella (Punctamarginella) zotshaensis S. G. Veldsman & V. Veldsman, 2025
1813122 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1813122)
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marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Veldsman, S. G. & Veldsman, V. (J. H.). (2025). Description of a new species in the subgenus <i>Punctamarginella</i> S.G.Veldsman, 2017 (Marginellidae: <i>Marginella</i>) from Shelly beach, southern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. <em>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale.</em> 127: 3-5.
page(s): 4, figs 3-4 [details]
page(s): 4, figs 3-4 [details]
Type locality contained in KwaZulu-Natal
type locality contained in KwaZulu-Natal [details]
Etymology The name zotshaensis refer to the river Zotsha that enters the sea at Shelly Beach’s northern boundary, near a spot where...
Etymology The name zotshaensis refer to the river Zotsha that enters the sea at Shelly Beach’s northern boundary, near a spot where several specimens were collected, locally known as Dawn View. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Marginella (Punctamarginella) zotshaensis S. G. Veldsman & V. Veldsman, 2025. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1813122 on 2025-09-12
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Veldsman, S. G. & Veldsman, V. (J. H.). (2025). Description of a new species in the subgenus <i>Punctamarginella</i> S.G.Veldsman, 2017 (Marginellidae: <i>Marginella</i>) from Shelly beach, southern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. <em>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale.</em> 127: 3-5.
page(s): 4, figs 3-4 [details]
page(s): 4, figs 3-4 [details]
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Etymology The name zotshaensis refer to the river Zotsha that enters the sea at Shelly Beach’s northern boundary, near a spot where several specimens were collected, locally known as Dawn View. [details]
