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Fissurella mutabilis G. B. Sowerby I, 1835
216280 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216280)
accepted
Species
Fissurella alboradiata W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted
Fissurella navicula W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Fissurella rota Reeve, 1850 · unaccepted
Fissurella sagittata Reeve, 1849 · unaccepted
marine
Sowerby, G. B. I. (1835). [Characters of shells collected by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1834: 123–128. [20 March 1835]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568466
page(s): 127 [details]
page(s): 127 [details]
Type locality contained in Cape of Good Hope
type locality contained in Cape of Good Hope [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Fissurella mutabilis G. B. Sowerby I, 1835. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216280 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Sowerby, G. B. I. (1835). [Characters of shells collected by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1834: 123–128. [20 March 1835]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568466
page(s): 127 [details]
original description (of Fissurella sagittata Reeve, 1849) Reeve, L. A. (1849-1850). Monograph of the genus <i>Fissurella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 6, pl. 1-16 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pls. 1-6, Aug. 1849; 7, 8 Dec. 1849; 9-12, Jun. 1850; 13-16, Aug. 1850]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9142026 [details]
original description (of Fissurella rota Reeve, 1850) Reeve, L. A. (1849-1850). Monograph of the genus <i>Fissurella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 6, pl. 1-16 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pls. 1-6, Aug. 1849; 7, 8 Dec. 1849; 9-12, Jun. 1850; 13-16, Aug. 1850]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9142026 [details]
original description (of Fissurella mutabilis var. aurantia G. B. Sowerby III, 1921) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1921). New shells from Port Alfred, collected by Lieut.-Colonel W. H. Turton. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 14(4): 125-127., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30346844
page(s): 127 [details]
original description (of Fissurella alboradiata 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): 205, pl. 53, sp. 1424. [details] Available for editors
[request]
original description (of Fissurella navicula 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): 206, pl. 53, sp. 1428. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Herbert D.G. (2015). An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4049(1): 1-98., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4049.1.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises. [Contribution to the study of the fauna of Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Fauna of the French colonies.]. <em>Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales.</em> 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Paris. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
additional source Vélain C. (1877). Observations générales sur la faune des deux iles [Saint-Paul et Amsterdam] suivies d´une description des mollusques. <em>Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale.</em> 6: 1-144, pls 1-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45594054 [details]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 36 [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): 12 [details]
page(s): 127 [details]
original description (of Fissurella sagittata Reeve, 1849) Reeve, L. A. (1849-1850). Monograph of the genus <i>Fissurella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 6, pl. 1-16 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pls. 1-6, Aug. 1849; 7, 8 Dec. 1849; 9-12, Jun. 1850; 13-16, Aug. 1850]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9142026 [details]
original description (of Fissurella rota Reeve, 1850) Reeve, L. A. (1849-1850). Monograph of the genus <i>Fissurella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 6, pl. 1-16 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pls. 1-6, Aug. 1849; 7, 8 Dec. 1849; 9-12, Jun. 1850; 13-16, Aug. 1850]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9142026 [details]
original description (of Fissurella mutabilis var. aurantia G. B. Sowerby III, 1921) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1921). New shells from Port Alfred, collected by Lieut.-Colonel W. H. Turton. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 14(4): 125-127., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30346844
page(s): 127 [details]
original description (of Fissurella alboradiata 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): 205, pl. 53, sp. 1424. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Fissurella navicula 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): 206, pl. 53, sp. 1428. [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Herbert D.G. (2015). An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4049(1): 1-98., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4049.1.1 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises. [Contribution to the study of the fauna of Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Fauna of the French colonies.]. <em>Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales.</em> 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Paris. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
additional source Vélain C. (1877). Observations générales sur la faune des deux iles [Saint-Paul et Amsterdam] suivies d´une description des mollusques. <em>Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale.</em> 6: 1-144, pls 1-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45594054 [details]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 36 [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): 12 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Cape keyhole limpet | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (17 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Fissurella mutabilis)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Fissurella mutabilis G. B. Sowerby I, 1835 South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, off Durban Bluff, in sand dredgings, collected 3rd June 1983, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Fissurella mutabilis)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Fissurella mutabilis G. B. Sowerby I, 1835 South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, off Durban Bluff, in sand dredgings, collected 3rd June 1983, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
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