WoRMS taxon details
Semicassis dougthorni Dekkers, 2013
731810 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:731810)
accepted
Species
marine
Dekkers, A. M. (2013). Description of <i>Semicassis dougthorni</i> sp. nov. (Gastropoda: Cassidae) from Australia and Indonesia. <em>Gloria Maris.</em> 52(5): 139-145. [18 May 2013]. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Holotype NNM RMNH.MOL.252686, geounit Fraser Island
Holotype NNM RMNH.MOL.252686, geounit Fraser Island [details]
Etymology The species is named for Douglas "Doug" Thorn, a shell collector and shell dealer from Gladstone, Queensland, Australia.
Etymology The species is named for Douglas "Doug" Thorn, a shell collector and shell dealer from Gladstone, Queensland, Australia. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Semicassis dougthorni Dekkers, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=731810 on 2025-04-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Dekkers, A. M. (2013). Description of <i>Semicassis dougthorni</i> sp. nov. (Gastropoda: Cassidae) from Australia and Indonesia. <em>Gloria Maris.</em> 52(5): 139-145. [18 May 2013]. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Other
additional source
Verbinnen G., Segers L., Swinnen F., Kreipl K. & Monsecour D. (2016). <i>Cassidae. An amazing family of seashells.</i> Harxheim: ConchBooks. 251 pp.
note: synonymized with Semicassis bisulcata [details]
note: synonymized with Semicassis bisulcata [details]





Holotype NNM RMNH.MOL.252686, geounit Fraser Island [details]
Unreviewed
Etymology The species is named for Douglas "Doug" Thorn, a shell collector and shell dealer from Gladstone, Queensland, Australia. [details]