WoRMS taxon details
Pollia subcostata (Krauss, 1848)
491297 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:491297)
accepted
Species
Buccinum cariniferum Küster, 1858 · unaccepted
Buccinum rubiginosum var. subcostata Krauss, 1848 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cantharus subcostatus (Krauss, 1848) · unaccepted
Tritonidea natalensis E. A. Smith, 1901 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Buccinum rubiginosum var. subcostata Krauss, 1848) Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 120 [details]
page(s): 120 [details]
Note South Africa, shores of Natal
Type locality South Africa, shores of Natal [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pollia subcostata (Krauss, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=491297 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Buccinum rubiginosum var. subcostata Krauss, 1848) Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 120 [details]
original description (of Buccinum cariniferum Küster, 1858) Küster, H. C. (1843-1860). Die Gattungen <i>Buccinum, Purpura, Concholepas</i> und <i>Monoceros</i>. <em>In: Küster, H. C., Ed. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Neu herausgegeben und vervollständigt. Dritten Bandes erste Abtheilung.</em> 3(1): 1-229, pls 1-35. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. (publication dates: pl. 1 [1843]; pl. 3 [1844]; pl. 18 [1846]; pl. 19 [1847]; pl. 2 [1855]; pls 4-9, 16 [1856]; 1-90, pls 10-15, 20, 22, 24, 25, 30-35 [1858]; 91-178, pls 21, 22a, 23, 23a, 24a, 25a, 26-29, 31, 31a, 32, 32a, 33-34 [1859], 179-229, pls A, B, 17, 30, 32b [1860])., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34331709
page(s): 63, pl. 12, figs 9-10; note: nom. nov. pro Buccinum rubiginosum Krauss, 1848 not Reeve, 1846 [details]
original description (of Tritonidea natalensis E. A. Smith, 1901) Smith, E. A. (1901). On South African marine shells, with descriptions of new species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 10: 104–116, 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31649924
page(s): 111, pl. 1, fig. 23. [details]
basis of record Fraussen, K. (2010). Buccinidae checklist. Pers. Com. [details]
page(s): 120 [details]
original description (of Buccinum cariniferum Küster, 1858) Küster, H. C. (1843-1860). Die Gattungen <i>Buccinum, Purpura, Concholepas</i> und <i>Monoceros</i>. <em>In: Küster, H. C., Ed. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Neu herausgegeben und vervollständigt. Dritten Bandes erste Abtheilung.</em> 3(1): 1-229, pls 1-35. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. (publication dates: pl. 1 [1843]; pl. 3 [1844]; pl. 18 [1846]; pl. 19 [1847]; pl. 2 [1855]; pls 4-9, 16 [1856]; 1-90, pls 10-15, 20, 22, 24, 25, 30-35 [1858]; 91-178, pls 21, 22a, 23, 23a, 24a, 25a, 26-29, 31, 31a, 32, 32a, 33-34 [1859], 179-229, pls A, B, 17, 30, 32b [1860])., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34331709
page(s): 63, pl. 12, figs 9-10; note: nom. nov. pro Buccinum rubiginosum Krauss, 1848 not Reeve, 1846 [details]
original description (of Tritonidea natalensis E. A. Smith, 1901) Smith, E. A. (1901). On South African marine shells, with descriptions of new species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 10: 104–116, 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31649924
page(s): 111, pl. 1, fig. 23. [details]
basis of record Fraussen, K. (2010). Buccinidae checklist. Pers. Com. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Kilburn R.N. (1970). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca, I. <em>Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums.</em> 8(4): 39-48., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52280437 [details] Available for editors
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Identification resource
identification resource
Kilburn R.N., Marais J.P. & Fraussen K. (2010) Buccinidae. Pp. 16-52, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]





From editor or global species database
Type locality South Africa, shores of Natal [details]
To Conchology (Pollia subcostata)
To Malacopics (Pollia subcostata (Krauss, 1848) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban Bay, at low ti...
To NHMUK collection (Tritonidea natalensis E. A. Smith, 1901; SYNTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:3086682) (from synonym Tritonidea natalensis E. A. Smith, 1901)
To Malacopics (Pollia subcostata (Krauss, 1848) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban Bay, at low ti...
To NHMUK collection (Tritonidea natalensis E. A. Smith, 1901; SYNTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:3086682) (from synonym Tritonidea natalensis E. A. Smith, 1901)