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Tropidoturris fossata fossata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
740935 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:740935)
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marine
(of Pleurotoma (Drillia) fossata G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1903). Mollusca of South Africa. <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> 2(3): 213-232, pls 3-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6427920
page(s): 214, pl. 3, fig. 5. [details]
page(s): 214, pl. 3, fig. 5. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tropidoturris fossata fossata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=740935 on 2025-09-11
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(of Pleurotoma (Drillia) fossata G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1903). Mollusca of South Africa. <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> 2(3): 213-232, pls 3-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6427920
page(s): 214, pl. 3, fig. 5. [details]
basis of record Kilburn R.N. (1986). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 27: 633-720.
page(s): 647 [details]
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 223. [details]
page(s): 214, pl. 3, fig. 5. [details]
basis of record Kilburn R.N. (1986). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 27: 633-720.
page(s): 647 [details]
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 223. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
