WoRMS

WoRMS taxon details

Microdiscula rifaca (Bartsch, 1915)

AphiaID

1446116 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1446116)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Microdiscula Thiele, 1912

Original name

Vitrinella rifaca Bartsch, 1915

Synonymised names

Vitrinella rifaca Bartsch, 1915 · unaccepted (original combination)

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Vitrinella rifaca Bartsch, 1915) Bartsch, P. (1915). Report on the Turton Collection of South African marine mollusks, with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum. Bulletin. United States National Museum. 91: xii + 305 pp., 54 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32699
page(s): 167, pl. 37, figs 1-3. [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Port Alfred

type locality contained in Port Alfred [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Microdiscula rifaca (Bartsch, 1915). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1446116 on 2025-04-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2020-07-04 07:48:46Z

created

Herbert, David

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Vitrinella rifaca Bartsch, 1915) Bartsch, P. (1915). Report on the Turton Collection of South African marine mollusks, with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum. Bulletin. United States National Museum. 91: xii + 305 pp., 54 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32699
page(s): 167, pl. 37, figs 1-3. [details]

new combination reference Ponder, W.F. (1990). The anatomy and relationships of the Orbitestellidae (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 56: 515-532.
page(s): 532. [details] Available for editors