WoRMS taxon details
Emarginula dilecta A. Adams, 1852
689282 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:689282)
accepted
Species
Emarginula amitina Iredale, 1925 · unaccepted
Emarginula clathrata Pease, 1863 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
invalid: junior homonym of Emarginula clathrata Deshayes, 1824: Emarginula peasei Thiele, 1915 is a replacement name.
Emarginula peasei Thiele, 1915 · unaccepted
Emarginula subclathrata Pilsbry, 1890 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Adams, A. (1852). A catalogue of the species of <i>Emarginula</i>, a genus of gasteropodous Mollusca, belonging to the family Fissurellidae; in the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1851) 19: 82-92., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859166
page(s): 85. [details]
page(s): 85. [details]
Type locality contained in King George Sound
type locality contained in King George Sound [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Emarginula dilecta A. Adams, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=689282 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Adams, A. (1852). A catalogue of the species of <i>Emarginula</i>, a genus of gasteropodous Mollusca, belonging to the family Fissurellidae; in the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1851) 19: 82-92., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859166
page(s): 85. [details]
original description (of Emarginula amitina Iredale, 1925) Iredale, T. (1925). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 14(4): 243-270, pls 41-43., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/iredale-1925-rec-aust-mus-144-243270/
page(s): 257, pl. 42, figs 12, 13. [details]
original description (of Emarginula subclathrata Pilsbry, 1890) Pilsbry, H. A. (1890-1891). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 12: Stomatellidae, Scissurellidae, Pleurotomariidae, Haliotidae, Scutellinidae, Addisoniidae, Cocculinidae, Fissurellidae. pp 1-323, pls 1-65. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-15, May 27, 1890; pp. 65-128, pls. 16-30, Aug. 12, 1890; pp. 129-192, pls. 31-45, Dec. 16, 1890; pp. 193-323, pls. 46-65, May 1, 1891]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41517 [details]
original description (of Emarginula peasei Thiele, 1915) Thiele, J. (1912-1919). Scissurelliden und Fissurelliden. In: Küster H.C., Martini F.H.W. & Chemnitz J.H. (Eds.), Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. 2nd Edition, 2 (4a), pp. 1–168, pls. 1–20. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg [pp. 1–36, pls. 1– 4, 1912; pp. 37–68, pls. 5–8, 1913; pp. 69–104, pls. 9–12, 1915; pp. 105–144, pls. 13–16, 1916; pp. 145–168 (ends mid-sentence), pls. 17–20, 1919, dates from Bieler & Boss (1989)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51325773
page(s): 87, pl. 10, figs 17, 18. [details]
original description (of Emarginula clathrata Pease, 1863) Pease, W. H. (1863). Description of new species of marine shells from the Pacific Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1862: 240-243., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577284
page(s): 241 [details]
basis of record Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp. [details]
page(s): 85. [details]
original description (of Emarginula amitina Iredale, 1925) Iredale, T. (1925). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 14(4): 243-270, pls 41-43., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/iredale-1925-rec-aust-mus-144-243270/
page(s): 257, pl. 42, figs 12, 13. [details]
original description (of Emarginula subclathrata Pilsbry, 1890) Pilsbry, H. A. (1890-1891). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 12: Stomatellidae, Scissurellidae, Pleurotomariidae, Haliotidae, Scutellinidae, Addisoniidae, Cocculinidae, Fissurellidae. pp 1-323, pls 1-65. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-15, May 27, 1890; pp. 65-128, pls. 16-30, Aug. 12, 1890; pp. 129-192, pls. 31-45, Dec. 16, 1890; pp. 193-323, pls. 46-65, May 1, 1891]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41517 [details]
original description (of Emarginula peasei Thiele, 1915) Thiele, J. (1912-1919). Scissurelliden und Fissurelliden. In: Küster H.C., Martini F.H.W. & Chemnitz J.H. (Eds.), Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. 2nd Edition, 2 (4a), pp. 1–168, pls. 1–20. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg [pp. 1–36, pls. 1– 4, 1912; pp. 37–68, pls. 5–8, 1913; pp. 69–104, pls. 9–12, 1915; pp. 105–144, pls. 13–16, 1916; pp. 145–168 (ends mid-sentence), pls. 17–20, 1919, dates from Bieler & Boss (1989)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51325773
page(s): 87, pl. 10, figs 17, 18. [details]
original description (of Emarginula clathrata Pease, 1863) Pease, W. H. (1863). Description of new species of marine shells from the Pacific Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1862: 240-243., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577284
page(s): 241 [details]
basis of record Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
Grove, S. 2011. The Seashells of Tasmania: A Comprehensive Guide. Taroona, Australia: Taroona Publications. [vi], 81.
page(s): 28 [details]
page(s): 28 [details]





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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Emarginula peasei Thiele, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Emarginula clathrata Pease, 1863)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Emarginula subclathrata Pilsbry, 1890)
To Conchology (Emarginula dilecta)
To Malacopics (Emarginula dilecta A. Adams, 1852 Australia, South Australia, Yorke Peninsula, Glee...
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Emarginula peasei Thiele, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Emarginula clathrata Pease, 1863)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Emarginula subclathrata Pilsbry, 1890)
To Conchology (Emarginula dilecta)
To Malacopics (Emarginula dilecta A. Adams, 1852 Australia, South Australia, Yorke Peninsula, Glee...