MolluscaBase taxon details
Patella swakopmundensis Massier, 2009
457875 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:457875)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Massier, W. (2009). <i>Patella swakopmundensis</i> new sp. (Gastropoda: Patellidae: <i>Patella</i>). Description of a new Patellidae species from Namibia and the north-western coast of South Africa. <em>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale.</em> 21(64): 4-8. [details] Available for editors 
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Type locality contained in Namibian Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note Swakopmund (22º 41' 39'' S 14º 31'24'' E) on...
type locality contained in Namibian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Type locality Swakopmund (22º 41' 39'' S 14º 31'24'' E) on the central coast of Namibia [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Patella swakopmundensis Massier, 2009. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=457875 on 2025-09-10
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Massier, W. (2009). <i>Patella swakopmundensis</i> new sp. (Gastropoda: Patellidae: <i>Patella</i>). Description of a new Patellidae species from Namibia and the north-western coast of South Africa. <em>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale.</em> 21(64): 4-8. [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality Swakopmund (22º 41' 39'' S 14º 31'24'' E) on the central coast of Namibia [details]
To Malacopics (Patella swakopmundensis Massier, 2009 Namibia, Erongo, River Swakop delta, at low tide on flat rock, collected 2015-12-00, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Patella swakopmundensis Massier, 2009 Namibia, Erongo, Swakopmund, at low tide on rock, collected 2013-11-00, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Patella swakopmundensis Massier, 2009 Namibia, Erongo, Swakopmund, at low tide on rock, collected 2013-11-00, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
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.jpg "To Malacopics (Patella swakopmundensis Massier, 2009 Namibia, Erongo, Swakopmund, at low tide on rock, collected 2013-11-00, ex coll. J. Trausel .)")
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