WoRMS taxon details
Marginella floccata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889
473854 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:473854)
accepted
Species
Marginella (Venustamarginella) floccata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 · alternative representation
marine
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): 8, pl. 1 fig. 4 [details]
page(s): 8, pl. 1 fig. 4 [details]
Type locality contained in Port Elizabeth
type locality contained in Port Elizabeth [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Marginella floccata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=473854 on 2025-05-01
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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): 8, pl. 1 fig. 4 [details]
basis of record Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp. [details]
page(s): 8, pl. 1 fig. 4 [details]
basis of record Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 173. [details]
page(s): 173. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
