WoRMS name details
Amathina imbricata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889
590765 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:590765)
unaccepted (not Amathina, but rather Hipponicidae)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sowerby, G. B. III. (1889). Descriptions of fourteen new species of shells. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology.</em> 20 (123): 395-400, pl. 25., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34984669
page(s): 398, pl. 25 figs 12-13 [details]
page(s): 398, pl. 25 figs 12-13 [details]
Type locality contained in Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Taxonomic remark Not to be confused with Antisabia imbricata (Gould, 18646), which is an entirely different species.
Taxonomic remark Not to be confused with Antisabia imbricata (Gould, 18646), which is an entirely different species. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Amathina imbricata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=590765 on 2025-05-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby, G. B. III. (1889). Descriptions of fourteen new species of shells. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology.</em> 20 (123): 395-400, pl. 25., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34984669
page(s): 398, pl. 25 figs 12-13 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
page(s): 398, pl. 25 figs 12-13 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
Taxonomy
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Not to be confused with Antisabia imbricata (Gould, 18646), which is an entirely different species. [details]
