WoRMS taxon details
Diodora levicostata (E. A. Smith, 1914)
572107 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:572107)
accepted
Species
Diodora (Diodora) levicostata (E. A. Smith, 1914) · unaccepted
Fissurella sculpturata W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Glyphis levicostata E. A. Smith, 1914 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Glyphis levicostata E. A. Smith, 1914) Smith, E. A. (1914). Descriptions of some South African marine shells. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 3(1): 1-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6325889
page(s): 2-3, pl. 1, figs 3-5. [details]
page(s): 2-3, pl. 1, figs 3-5. [details]
Type locality contained in Natal
type locality contained in Natal (origin: native) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Diodora levicostata (E. A. Smith, 1914). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=572107 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Fissurella sculpturata 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): 205, pl. 53, sp. 1425. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Glyphis levicostata E. A. Smith, 1914) Smith, E. A. (1914). Descriptions of some South African marine shells. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 3(1): 1-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6325889
page(s): 2-3, pl. 1, figs 3-5. [details]
page(s): 205, pl. 53, sp. 1425. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Glyphis levicostata E. A. Smith, 1914) Smith, E. A. (1914). Descriptions of some South African marine shells. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 3(1): 1-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6325889
page(s): 2-3, pl. 1, figs 3-5. [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Kilburn, R. N. (1972). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (2), with the description of new species and subspecies of <i>Conus</i>, <i>Nassarius</i>, <i>Vexillum</i> and <i>Demoulia</i>. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 21(2): 391-437., available online at https://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/AJA03040798_664 [details] Available for editors [request]
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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): 10 [details]
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). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4049(1): 1-98., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4049.1.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 10 [details]
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). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4049(1): 1-98., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4049.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
