AfReMaS taxon details
Prunum capense (Krauss, 1848)
816845 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:816845)
accepted
Species
Marginella capensis Krauss, 1848 · unaccepted (original combination)
Prunum capensis [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect gender ending)
Volvarina capensis (Krauss, 1848) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Marginella capensis 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): 125, pl. 6, fig. 21. [details]
page(s): 125, pl. 6, fig. 21. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Prunum capense (Krauss, 1848). 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=816845 on 2025-05-16
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. Prunum capense (Krauss, 1848). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=816845 on 2025-05-16
original description
(of Marginella capensis 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): 125, pl. 6, fig. 21. [details]
basis of record Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 140. [details]
additional source Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp.
page(s): 233. [details]
page(s): 125, pl. 6, fig. 21. [details]
basis of record Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 140. [details]
additional source Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp.
page(s): 233. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Volvarina capensis (Krauss, 1848))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Marginella capensis Krauss, 1848)
To Malacopics (Prunum capense (Krauss, 1848) South Africa, Western Cape, Saldanha Bay, Langebaan, ...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Marginella capensis Krauss, 1848)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Volvarina capensis (Krauss, 1848))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Marginella capensis Krauss, 1848)
To Malacopics (Prunum capense (Krauss, 1848) South Africa, Western Cape, Saldanha Bay, Langebaan, ...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Marginella capensis Krauss, 1848)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Volvarina capensis (Krauss, 1848))
