WoRMS taxon details
Polinices psilus (R. B. Watson, 1886)
817872 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:817872)
accepted
Species
Natica psila R. B. Watson, 1886 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Natica similis Thiele, 1925 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Polinices (Euspira) psilus (R. B. Watson, 1886) · unaccepted
Polinices (Euspira) similis (Thiele, 1925) · unaccepted
Polinices psila [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect gender ending)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Natica psila R. B. Watson, 1886) Watson, R. B. (1886). <i>Report on the Scaphopoda and Gasteropoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76</i>. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology 15 (part 42): 1-756, pls 1-50. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2004568 [details]
Type locality contained in South African part of the South Atlantic Ocean
type locality contained in South African part of the South Atlantic Ocean [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Polinices psilus (R. B. Watson, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=817872 on 2025-05-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Natica psila R. B. Watson, 1886) Watson, R. B. (1886). <i>Report on the Scaphopoda and Gasteropoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76</i>. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology 15 (part 42): 1-756, pls 1-50. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2004568 [details]
original description (of Natica similis Thiele, 1925) Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46 [reprints paginated 1–348, pls 1–34]., available online at https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/3NJJP6TFO3ZWXZDRTI2CZV66VP76UDWR
page(s): 68 [102], pl. 8, fig. 10. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Kilburn, R. N. (1976). A revision of the Naticidae of Southern Africa and Moçambique (Mollusca). <i>Annals of the Natal Museum</i>. 22: 829-884.
page(s): 867. [details]
original description (of Natica similis Thiele, 1925) Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46 [reprints paginated 1–348, pls 1–34]., available online at https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/3NJJP6TFO3ZWXZDRTI2CZV66VP76UDWR
page(s): 68 [102], pl. 8, fig. 10. [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Kilburn, R. N. (1976). A revision of the Naticidae of Southern Africa and Moçambique (Mollusca). <i>Annals of the Natal Museum</i>. 22: 829-884.
page(s): 867. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
