WoRMS taxon details
Leporimetis orbicularis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889)
605429 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:605429)
accepted
Species
Apolymetis orbicularis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889) · unaccepted
Tellina orbicularis G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Tellina orbicularis G. B. Sowerby III, 1889) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1889). Some further notes on marine shells collected at Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with descriptions of some new species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 6(1): 6-15, pl. 1. [9 February]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31566804
page(s): 13, pl. 1 fig. 20 [details]
page(s): 13, pl. 1 fig. 20 [details]
Type locality contained in Port Elizabeth
type locality contained in Port Elizabeth [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Leporimetis orbicularis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605429 on 2024-11-21
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original description
(of Tellina orbicularis G. B. Sowerby III, 1889) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1889). Some further notes on marine shells collected at Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with descriptions of some new species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 6(1): 6-15, pl. 1. [9 February]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31566804
page(s): 13, pl. 1 fig. 20 [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 188 [details]
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): 226 [details]
page(s): 13, pl. 1 fig. 20 [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 188 [details]
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): 226 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
