WoRMS name details
Columbella approximata W. H. Turton, 1932
520204 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:520204)
unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Columbella approximata G.B. Sowerby III, 1921)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Columbella beckeri var. approximata W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 69, pl. 16, sp. 495. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 69, pl. 16, sp. 495. [details] Available for editors
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Columbella approximata W. H. Turton, 1932. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=520204 on 2025-05-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Columbella beckeri var. approximata W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 69, pl. 16, sp. 495. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 69, pl. 16, sp. 495. [details] Available for editors
[request]Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Kilburn R.N. & Marais J.P. (2010) Columbellidae. Pp. 60-104, 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.
page(s): 89; note: erroneously synonymised with Mitrella natalensis Tomlin, 1926 [details]
page(s): 89; note: erroneously synonymised with Mitrella natalensis Tomlin, 1926 [details]
