MolluscaBase taxon details
Clavatula taxea (Röding, 1798)
215593 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215593)
accepted
Species
Clavatula rufanensis W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Clavatula taxus [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling)
Clavatula taxus var. affinis W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Clionella taxea (Röding, 1798) · unaccepted
Murex taxus Dillwyn, 1817 · unaccepted
Pleurotoma taxus G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Pleurotoma taxus Reeve, 1843 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turris taxea Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Turris taxea Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
Type locality contained in False Bay (South Africa)
type locality contained in False Bay (South Africa) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Clavatula taxea (Röding, 1798). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215593 on 2026-05-03
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original description
(of Turris taxea Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Murex taxus Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899 [details]
original description (of Clavatula rufanensis 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]. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Clavatula taxus var. affinis 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): 18, pl. 3. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Pleurotoma taxus G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1872). Monograph of the genus <i>Limnaea</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 18, pls 1-15 and unpaginated text. [pls. 2-6, Mar. 1872; 1, 7-15, Dec. 1872]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8209501
page(s): 58 [details]
original description (of Pleurotoma taxus Reeve, 1843) Reeve, L. A. (1843-1846). Monograph of the genus <i>Pleurotoma</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 1, pl. 1-40 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls 1-2, January 1843; pls 3-6, February 1843; pls 7-8, March 1843; pls 9-10, April 1843; pls 11-12, May 1843; pls 13-14, June 1843; pl. 15, July 1843; pl. 16, August 1843; pl. 17, November 1843; pl. 18, December 1843; pl. 19; January 1844; pls 20-26, October 1845; pls 26-27, November 1845; pls 28-33, December 1845; pls 34-38, January 1846; pls 39-40, April 1846]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11119161
page(s): pl. 4, fig. 25 [details]
basis of record Kilburn R.N. (1985). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 2. Subfamily Clavatulinae. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 26(2): 417-470. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 430 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source 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): 150 [details]
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 204. [details]
original description (of Murex taxus Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899 [details]
original description (of Clavatula rufanensis 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]. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Clavatula taxus var. affinis 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): 18, pl. 3. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Pleurotoma taxus G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1872). Monograph of the genus <i>Limnaea</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 18, pls 1-15 and unpaginated text. [pls. 2-6, Mar. 1872; 1, 7-15, Dec. 1872]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8209501
page(s): 58 [details]
original description (of Pleurotoma taxus Reeve, 1843) Reeve, L. A. (1843-1846). Monograph of the genus <i>Pleurotoma</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 1, pl. 1-40 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls 1-2, January 1843; pls 3-6, February 1843; pls 7-8, March 1843; pls 9-10, April 1843; pls 11-12, May 1843; pls 13-14, June 1843; pl. 15, July 1843; pl. 16, August 1843; pl. 17, November 1843; pl. 18, December 1843; pl. 19; January 1844; pls 20-26, October 1845; pls 26-27, November 1845; pls 28-33, December 1845; pls 34-38, January 1846; pls 39-40, April 1846]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11119161
page(s): pl. 4, fig. 25 [details]
basis of record Kilburn R.N. (1985). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 2. Subfamily Clavatulinae. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 26(2): 417-470. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 430 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source 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): 150 [details]
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 204. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Clavatula taxea)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Turris taxea Röding, 1798)
To Malacopics (Clavatula taxea (Röding, 1798))
To Malacopics (Clavatula taxea (Röding, 1798))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Clavatula taxea)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Turris taxea Röding, 1798)
To Malacopics (Clavatula taxea (Röding, 1798))
To Malacopics (Clavatula taxea (Röding, 1798))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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