MolluscaBase name details
Serpulorbis aureus Hughes, 1978
600683 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:600683)
unaccepted
Species
Serpulorbis Sasso, 1827 accepted as Thylacodes Guettard, 1770
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Hughes, R. N. (1978). A new species of <i>Serpulorbis</i> (Gastopoda: Vermetidae) from South Africa. <em>The Veliger.</em> 20(3): 288-291.
page(s): 288 [details]
page(s): 288 [details]
Type locality contained in Natal
type locality contained in Natal [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Serpulorbis aureus Hughes, 1978. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=600683 on 2025-09-11
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Hughes, R. N. (1978). A new species of <i>Serpulorbis</i> (Gastopoda: Vermetidae) from South Africa. <em>The Veliger.</em> 20(3): 288-291.
page(s): 288 [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 52 [details]
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): 36 [details]
additional source Bieler, R. & Petit, R. E. (2011). Catalogue of Recent and fossil “worm-snail” taxa of the families Vermetidae, Siliquariidae, and Turritellidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2948: 1-103., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/zt02948p103.pdf
page(s): 26 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 288 [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 52 [details]
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): 36 [details]
additional source Bieler, R. & Petit, R. E. (2011). Catalogue of Recent and fossil “worm-snail” taxa of the families Vermetidae, Siliquariidae, and Turritellidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2948: 1-103., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/zt02948p103.pdf
page(s): 26 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
