MolluscaBase taxon details
Fissurella robusta G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 †
766603 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:766603)
accepted
Species
marine
fossil only
Sowerby, G. B. III. (1889). Some further notes on marine shells collected at Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with descriptions of some new species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 6(1): 6-15, pl. 1. [9 February]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31566804
page(s): 12, pl. 1 figs 5-6 [details]
page(s): 12, pl. 1 figs 5-6 [details]
Type locality contained in Port Elizaberth (Harbour)
type locality contained in Port Elizaberth (Harbour) [details]
Fossil range Know only as a fossil from Pleistocene deposits.
Fossil range Know only as a fossil from Pleistocene deposits. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Fissurella robusta G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766603 on 2025-09-11
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Sowerby, G. B. III. (1889). Some further notes on marine shells collected at Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with descriptions of some new species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 6(1): 6-15, pl. 1. [9 February]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31566804
page(s): 12, pl. 1 figs 5-6 [details]
basis of record Barnard K.H. (1963). Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part IV. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Rhipidoglossa, Docoglossa. Tectibranchiata. Polyplacophora. Solenogastres. Scaphopoda. <i>Annals of the South African Museum</i>, 47(2): 201–360., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40854592 [details]
status source Carrington, A.J. & Kensley, B.F. (1969) Pleistocene molluscs from the Namaqualand coast. Annals of the South African Museum, 52, 189–223, 12 pls.
page(s): 206.; note: Fossil only. [details]
page(s): 12, pl. 1 figs 5-6 [details]
basis of record Barnard K.H. (1963). Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part IV. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Rhipidoglossa, Docoglossa. Tectibranchiata. Polyplacophora. Solenogastres. Scaphopoda. <i>Annals of the South African Museum</i>, 47(2): 201–360., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40854592 [details]
status source Carrington, A.J. & Kensley, B.F. (1969) Pleistocene molluscs from the Namaqualand coast. Annals of the South African Museum, 52, 189–223, 12 pls.
page(s): 206.; note: Fossil only. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Fossil range Know only as a fossil from Pleistocene deposits. [details]
