WoRMS name details
Ancilla capensis J. E. Gray, 1865
1446394 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1446394)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J. E. (1865). List of the Mollusca in the collection of the British Museum. Part II. Olividae. Taylor & Francis, London, 41 pp. [11 March; Preface dated Dec. 1864]. , available online at https://books.google.it/books?id=N4o-AAAAcAAJ&hl=it&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false
page(s): 34 [details]
page(s): 34 [details]
Type locality contained in South African Coast
type locality contained in South African Coast [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ancilla capensis J. E. Gray, 1865. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1446394 on 2025-04-27
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Nomenclature
original description
Gray, J. E. (1865). List of the Mollusca in the collection of the British Museum. Part II. Olividae. Taylor & Francis, London, 41 pp. [11 March; Preface dated Dec. 1864]. , available online at https://books.google.it/books?id=N4o-AAAAcAAJ&hl=it&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false
page(s): 34 [details]
page(s): 34 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Kilburn, R. N. (1993). Notes on some South African Ancillinae with descriptions of five new species of Amalda. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 34(2): 369-389., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/216608.pdf
page(s): 386, figs 21, 22 lectotype [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 386, figs 21, 22 lectotype [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
