WoRMS name details
Siphonaria nigerrima E. A. Smith, 1903
224980 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:224980)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Smith, E. A. (1903). A list of species of Mollusca from South Africa, forming an Appendix to G. B. Sowerby's "Marine Shells of South Africa". <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 5 (6): 354-402, pl. 15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15168721
page(s): 356, pl. 15, figs 4, 5. [details]
page(s): 356, pl. 15, figs 4, 5. [details]
Note Umhlali [KwaZulu-Natal].
Type locality Umhlali [KwaZulu-Natal]. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Siphonaria nigerrima E. A. Smith, 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224980 on 2025-04-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Smith, E. A. (1903). A list of species of Mollusca from South Africa, forming an Appendix to G. B. Sowerby's "Marine Shells of South Africa". <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 5 (6): 354-402, pl. 15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15168721
page(s): 356, pl. 15, figs 4, 5. [details]
basis of record Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
page(s): 356, pl. 15, figs 4, 5. [details]
basis of record Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Hubendick, B. (1946). Systematic monograph of the Patelliformia. <em>Kunglige Svenska Ventenskapsakademiens Handlingar.</em> ser. 3, 23 (5) : 1-93, 20 figs, 6 pls. [details]
source of synonymy Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 134 [details]
source of synonymy Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 134 [details]
Other
additional source
Teske P.R., Barker N.P. & McQuaid C.D. (2007) Lack of genetic differentiation among four sympatric southeast African intertidal limpets (Siphonariidae): Phenotypic plasticity in a single species? <i>Journal of Molluscan Studies</i> 73: 223-228. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Umhlali [KwaZulu-Natal]. [details]
