MolluscaBase name details
Thala jeancateae Sphon, 1969
413844 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:413844)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sphon, G. G. (1969). Notes on the Mitridae of the eastern Pacific II. The genus <i>Thala</i>, with the description of a new species. <em>The Veliger.</em> 12(1): 84-88, pl. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42516212
page(s): 85-86, pl. 6, fig. 4, text-fig. 1 [details]
page(s): 85-86, pl. 6, fig. 4, text-fig. 1 [details]
Note 50-60 fathoms off Tagus Cove, Albemarle...
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Type locality 50-60 fathoms off Tagus Cove, Albemarle Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Jean (née McCreery) Cate (1917-2001).
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Jean (née McCreery) Cate (1917-2001). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Thala jeancateae Sphon, 1969. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413844 on 2025-09-11
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Sphon, G. G. (1969). Notes on the Mitridae of the eastern Pacific II. The genus <i>Thala</i>, with the description of a new species. <em>The Veliger.</em> 12(1): 84-88, pl. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42516212
page(s): 85-86, pl. 6, fig. 4, text-fig. 1 [details]
basis of record Turner H. (2001) <i>Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald 1860 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricoidea)</i>. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 100 pp.
page(s): 39 [details]
page(s): 85-86, pl. 6, fig. 4, text-fig. 1 [details]
basis of record Turner H. (2001) <i>Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald 1860 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricoidea)</i>. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 100 pp.
page(s): 39 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
