WoRMS taxon details
Veprichlamys africana Dijkstra & Kilburn, 2001
393645 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:393645)
accepted
Species
marine
Dijkstra, H. H.; Kilburn, R. N. (2001). The family Pectinidae in South Africa and Mozambique (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinoidea). <em>African Invertebrates.</em> 42: 263-321., available online at http://repository.naturalis.nl/document/355603
page(s): 302, figs 40-43. [details]
page(s): 302, figs 40-43. [details]
Holotype NMP NMSA D1452/T1728, geounit South African...
, Type locality contained in Natal
Holotype NMP NMSA D1452/T1728, geounit South African part of the Indian Ocean [details]
type locality contained in Natal (origin: native - non-endemic) [details]
Depth range below littoral-upper bathyal
Depth range below littoral-upper bathyal [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Veprichlamys africana Dijkstra & Kilburn, 2001. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=393645 on 2025-03-24
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Dijkstra, H. H.; Kilburn, R. N. (2001). The family Pectinidae in South Africa and Mozambique (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinoidea). <em>African Invertebrates.</em> 42: 263-321., available online at http://repository.naturalis.nl/document/355603
page(s): 302, figs 40-43. [details]
page(s): 302, figs 40-43. [details]





Holotype NMP NMSA D1452/T1728, geounit South African part of the Indian Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range below littoral-upper bathyal [details]Length >40 mm [details]