WoRMS name details
Phenacovolva gracillima (E. A. Smith, 1901)
432172 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:432172)
unaccepted
Species
marine
(of Radius gracillimus E. A. Smith, 1901) Smith, E. A. (1901). On South African marine shells, with descriptions of new species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 10: 104–116, 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31649924
page(s): 107, pl. 1, figs 20, 21. [details]
page(s): 107, pl. 1, figs 20, 21. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Phenacovolva gracillima (E. A. Smith, 1901). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432172 on 2025-04-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Radius gracillimus E. A. Smith, 1901) Smith, E. A. (1901). On South African marine shells, with descriptions of new species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 10: 104–116, 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31649924
page(s): 107, pl. 1, figs 20, 21. [details]
page(s): 107, pl. 1, figs 20, 21. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Cate, C. N. (1973). A systematic revision of the recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. <em>Veliger.</em> 15 (supplement): 1-117., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42495434 [details]
source of synonymy Lorenz, F.; Fehse, D. (2009). <i>The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae</i>. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 651 pp., 203 pls., 375 + numerous unnumb. text figs. [details]
source of synonymy Lorenz, F.; Fehse, D. (2009). <i>The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae</i>. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 651 pp., 203 pls., 375 + numerous unnumb. text figs. [details]
Other
additional source
Liltved, W. R. (2000). Cowries and their relatives of southern Africa. A study of the southern African cypraeacean and velutinacean gastropod fauna. 2nd edn, Seacomber Publications, 224 pp.
page(s): 133. [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): 36 [details]
page(s): 133. [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): 36 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
