MolluscaBase - Amblychilepas platyactis J. H. McLean & Kilburn, 1986

WoRMS taxon details

Amblychilepas platyactis J. H. McLean & Kilburn, 1986

AphiaID

410015 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:410015)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Amblychilepas Pilsbry, 1890

Original name

Amblychilepas platyactis J. H. McLean & Kilburn, 1986

Environment

marine

Original description

McLean J.H. & Kilburn R.N. 1986. Propodial elaboration in Southern African and Indian Ocean Fissurellidae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia) with descriptions of two new genera and one new species. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 379: 1-12. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52108053 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Port Alfred

type locality contained in Port Alfred (origin: native) [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Amblychilepas platyactis J. H. McLean & Kilburn, 1986. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=410015 on 2025-04-27

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-07-28 16:00:18Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2010-10-27 19:50:11Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Nomenclature

original description McLean J.H. & Kilburn R.N. 1986. Propodial elaboration in Southern African and Indian Ocean Fissurellidae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia) with descriptions of two new genera and one new species. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 379: 1-12. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52108053 [details]

Other

additional source Herbert D.G. (2015). An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). Zootaxa. 4049(1): 1-98., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4049.1.1 [details] Available for editors

[request]

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]