AfReMaS taxon details
Alora rapunculus Kilburn, 1975
216094 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216094)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Kilburn, R. N. (1975). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (5): including descriptions of new taxa of Rissoidae, Cerithiidae. <em>Tonnidae, Cassididae, Buccinidae, Fasciolariidae, Turbinellidae, Turridae, Architectonicidae, Epitoniidae, Limidae and Thraciidae. Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 22-2.
page(s): 607, fig. 18a, b. [details] Available for editors
page(s): 607, fig. 18a, b. [details] Available for editors
Type locality contained in Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Alora rapunculus Kilburn, 1975. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216094 on 2025-05-14
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025). African Register of Marine Species. Alora rapunculus Kilburn, 1975. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216094 on 2025-05-14
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Kilburn, R. N. (1975). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (5): including descriptions of new taxa of Rissoidae, Cerithiidae. <em>Tonnidae, Cassididae, Buccinidae, Fasciolariidae, Turbinellidae, Turridae, Architectonicidae, Epitoniidae, Limidae and Thraciidae. Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 22-2.
page(s): 607, fig. 18a, b. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Kilburn R.N. (1985). The family Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southern Africa and Mozambique. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 27(1): 239-337., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/216603.pdf?
page(s): 245 [details] Available for editors
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 82; note: possible synonym of Alora annulata (Kuroda & Ito, 1961). [details]
page(s): 607, fig. 18a, b. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Kilburn R.N. (1985). The family Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southern Africa and Mozambique. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 27(1): 239-337., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/216603.pdf?
page(s): 245 [details] Available for editors
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 82; note: possible synonym of Alora annulata (Kuroda & Ito, 1961). [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
