MolluscaBase taxon details
Sphenia natalensis E. A. Smith, 1910
505908 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:505908)
accepted
Species
Sphenia rietensis W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Ungulina alfredensis Bartsch, 1915 · unaccepted
marine
Smith, E. A. (1910). On South African marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 2: 175-220, pls 7-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6322967
page(s): 214, pl. 8, figs 5, 5a. [details]
page(s): 214, pl. 8, figs 5, 5a. [details]
Type locality contained in Durban Bay
type locality contained in Durban Bay [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Sphenia natalensis E. A. Smith, 1910. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=505908 on 2025-07-10
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original description
Smith, E. A. (1910). On South African marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 2: 175-220, pls 7-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6322967
page(s): 214, pl. 8, figs 5, 5a. [details]
original description (of Sphenia rietensis W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 230, pl. 59, sp. 1609. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Ungulina alfredensis 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. <em>Bulletin. United States National Museum.</em> 91: xii + 305 pp., 54 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32699
page(s): 196, pl. 43, figs 1, 2; pl. 54, figs 1, 10. [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 214, pl. 8, figs 5, 5a. [details]
original description (of Sphenia rietensis W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 230, pl. 59, sp. 1609. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Ungulina alfredensis 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. <em>Bulletin. United States National Museum.</em> 91: xii + 305 pp., 54 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32699
page(s): 196, pl. 43, figs 1, 2; pl. 54, figs 1, 10. [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Malacopics (Sphenia natalensis E. A. Smith, 191 Mozambique, Maputo, off southern Maputo, by dred...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ungulina alfredensis Syntype USNM 187189) (from synonym Ungulina alfredensis Bartsch, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Ungulina alfredensis Bartsch, 1915)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ungulina alfredensis Syntype USNM 187189) (from synonym Ungulina alfredensis Bartsch, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Ungulina alfredensis Bartsch, 1915)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
