WoRMS name details
Psammotellina capensis G. B. Sowerby III, 1889
224862 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:224862)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
- Variety Psammotellina capensis var. livida W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Hiatula capensis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889) (junior synonym)
marine, brackish
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. 19 [details]
page(s): 13, pl. 1 fig. 19 [details]
Type locality contained in Port Elizaberth (Harbour)
type locality contained in Port Elizaberth (Harbour) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Psammotellina capensis G. B. Sowerby III, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224862 on 2025-04-27
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Nomenclature
original description
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. 19 [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 190 [details]
page(s): 13, pl. 1 fig. 19 [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 190 [details]
Other
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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | sand tellin | [details] |
