MolluscaBase taxon details
Montacutona convexa (A. A. Gould, 1861)
876490 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:876490)
accepted
Species
Kellia convexa A. A. Gould, 1861 · unaccepted
Melliteryx capensis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889) · unaccepted
Montacuta capensis G. B. Sowerby III, 1890 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Montacuta subtriangularis E. A. Smith, 1890 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Mysella convexa (A. A. Gould, 1861) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Rochefortia convexa (A. A. Gould, 1861) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Rochefortia hera W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Rochefortia symmetrica W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Tellimya similis E. A. Smith, 1904 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
marine
(of Kellia convexa A. A. Gould, 1861) Gould, A. A. (1861). Description of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 382-389, 400 [January 1861], 401-409 [February 1861]; 8: 14-32 [March 1861], 33-40 [April 1861]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249942
page(s): Vol. 8: 34. [details]
page(s): Vol. 8: 34. [details]
Type locality contained in Simon's Bay
type locality contained in Simon's Bay [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Montacutona convexa (A. Gould, 1861). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876490 on 2026-02-22
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original description
(of Kellia convexa A. A. Gould, 1861) Gould, A. A. (1861). Description of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 382-389, 400 [January 1861], 401-409 [February 1861]; 8: 14-32 [March 1861], 33-40 [April 1861]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249942
page(s): Vol. 8: 34. [details]
original description (of Montacuta subtriangularis E. A. Smith, 1890) Smith, E. A. (1890). Report on the marine molluscan fauna of the island of St. Helena. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1890(2): 247-317, pls. 21-24., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31014404
page(s): 313, pl. 24, fig. 25. [details]
original description (of Montacuta capensis G. B. Sowerby III, 1890) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1890). Further notes on marine shells of South Africa, with descriptions of new species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 6(4): 147-159, pl. 3. [17 January 1890]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31566913
page(s): 157, pl. 3 fig. 8 [details]
original description (of Tellimya similis E. A. Smith, 1904) Smith, E. A. (1904). On a collection of marine shells from Port Alfred, Cape Colony. <em>Journal of Malacology.</em> 11 (2): 21-44, pls 2-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16099575
page(s): 41, pl. 3, fig. 21. [details]
original description (of Rochefortia symmetrica W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 240, pl. 69, sp. 1689. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Rochefortia hera W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 241, pl. 64, sp. 1697. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of bivalves 2. A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms.</i> Harxheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6). [Tellinidae by M. Huber, A. Langleit & K. Kreipl, pp. 167-297, 564-746]. [details]
page(s): Vol. 8: 34. [details]
original description (of Montacuta subtriangularis E. A. Smith, 1890) Smith, E. A. (1890). Report on the marine molluscan fauna of the island of St. Helena. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1890(2): 247-317, pls. 21-24., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31014404
page(s): 313, pl. 24, fig. 25. [details]
original description (of Montacuta capensis G. B. Sowerby III, 1890) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1890). Further notes on marine shells of South Africa, with descriptions of new species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 6(4): 147-159, pl. 3. [17 January 1890]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31566913
page(s): 157, pl. 3 fig. 8 [details]
original description (of Tellimya similis E. A. Smith, 1904) Smith, E. A. (1904). On a collection of marine shells from Port Alfred, Cape Colony. <em>Journal of Malacology.</em> 11 (2): 21-44, pls 2-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16099575
page(s): 41, pl. 3, fig. 21. [details]
original description (of Rochefortia symmetrica W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 240, pl. 69, sp. 1689. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Rochefortia hera W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 241, pl. 64, sp. 1697. [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of bivalves 2. A full-color guide to the remaining seven families. A systematic listing of 8,500 bivalve species and 10,500 synonyms.</i> Harxheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6). [Tellinidae by M. Huber, A. Langleit & K. Kreipl, pp. 167-297, 564-746]. [details]
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