WoRMS taxon details
Assiminea ovata (Krauss, 1848)
225185 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225185)
accepted
Species
Assiminea bifasciata G. Nevill, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Assiminea capensis Bartsch, 1915 · unaccepted
Paludina ovata Krauss, 1848 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish
(of Paludina ovata Krauss, 1848) Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 85, pl. 5, fig. 16. [details]
page(s): 85, pl. 5, fig. 16. [details]
Type locality contained in South Coast of South Africa
type locality contained in South Coast of South Africa [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Assiminea ovata (Krauss, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225185 on 2025-05-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Assiminea bifasciata G. Nevill, 1880) Nevill, G. (1880). New species of brackish-water mollusks. <em>The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Part II.</em> 49(3): 159-166. Calcutta [14 December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43119232
page(s): 162 [details]
original description (of Assiminea capensis Bartsch, 1915) Bartsch, P. (1915). Report on the Turton Collection of South African marine mollusks, with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum. <em>Bulletin. United States National Museum.</em> 91: xii + 305 pp., 54 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32699
page(s): 135, pl. 6, fig. 9. [details]
original description (of Paludina ovata Krauss, 1848) Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 85, pl. 5, fig. 16. [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 51 [details]
page(s): 162 [details]
original description (of Assiminea capensis Bartsch, 1915) Bartsch, P. (1915). Report on the Turton Collection of South African marine mollusks, with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum. <em>Bulletin. United States National Museum.</em> 91: xii + 305 pp., 54 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32699
page(s): 135, pl. 6, fig. 9. [details]
original description (of Paludina ovata Krauss, 1848) Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 85, pl. 5, fig. 16. [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 51 [details]
Other
additional source
Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660.
page(s): 589 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Appleton, C.C. (1996). Freshwater molluscs of southern Africa. University of Natal Press: Pietermaritzburg. Pp. 1–64.
page(s): 22, fig. 21 [details]
additional source Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
page(s): 589 [details] Available for editors

additional source Appleton, C.C. (1996). Freshwater molluscs of southern Africa. University of Natal Press: Pietermaritzburg. Pp. 1–64.
page(s): 22, fig. 21 [details]
additional source Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]





To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Assiminea capensis Bartsch, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Assiminea bifasciata G. Nevill, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Assiminea capensis Bartsch, 1915)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Assiminea capensis) (from synonym Assiminea capensis Bartsch, 1915)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Assiminea capensis Bartsch, 1915)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Assiminea bifasciata G. Nevill, 1880)
To Malacopics (Assiminea ovata (Krauss, 1848) South Africa, Western Cape, Knysna, Knysna Lagoon, i...
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Assiminea bifasciata G. Nevill, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Assiminea capensis Bartsch, 1915)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Assiminea capensis) (from synonym Assiminea capensis Bartsch, 1915)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Assiminea capensis Bartsch, 1915)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Assiminea bifasciata G. Nevill, 1880)
To Malacopics (Assiminea ovata (Krauss, 1848) South Africa, Western Cape, Knysna, Knysna Lagoon, i...