MolluscaBase - Scala gemmula (W. H. Turton, 1932)

WoRMS name details

Scala gemmula (W. H. Turton, 1932)

AphiaID

572513 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:572513)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Benthobrookula gemmula (W. H. Turton, 1932)

Rank

Species

Parent

Scala Mörch, 1852 accepted as Epitonium Röding, 1798

Original name

Scalaria gemmula W. H. Turton, 1932

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Scalaria gemmula 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): 84, pl. 19, sp. 601. [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Scala gemmula (W. H. Turton, 1932). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=572513 on 2025-04-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-05-20 07:45:46Z

created

Tran, Bastien

2020-02-21 01:49:25Z

checked

Marshall, Bruce

2024-03-03 16:57:23Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

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Sources (2)

Nomenclature

original description (of Scalaria gemmula 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): 84, pl. 19, sp. 601. [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomy

source of synonymy Kilburn, R.N. (1977) Taxonomic studies on the marine Mollusca of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 23, 173–214., available online at https://journals.co.za/content/annals/23/1/AJA03040798_574 [details]