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Scissurella jucunda E.A. Smith 1890

Description

Scissurella jucunda E.A. Smith, 1890

Scissurella jucunda E.A. Smith, 1890: 311, pl. 24, figs 22, 22a. Thiele, 1912 in 1912–1919: 7, pl. 1, figs 12, 13. Thiele, 1925: 8 [42]. Rosewater, 1975: 9. Herbert, 1986: 620, figs 8, 21–24. Herbert, 1987a: 1, figs e–f. Geiger, 2012: 204, figs 100–107, pl. 3B (further references). Type loc.: St Helena [probably rafted on kelp from W. Cape]; lectotype in NHM (NHMUK 1889.10.1.1575), designated by Herbert (1986: 621).

Scissurella jucunda [non E.A. Smith, 1890] E.A Smith, 1910: 207, pl. 8, figs 2, 2a. Bartsch, 1915: 175. Thiele, 1925: 8 [42]. Type loc.: four miles south of Port Elizabeth; lectotype in NHM (NHMUK 1911.8.30.43), designated by Geiger (2012: 204).

Scissurella smithi Thiele, 1912 in 1912–1919: 7, pl. 1, figs 14, 15 [replacement name for Scissurella jucunda E.A. Smith, 1910, non 1890]. Thiele, 1925: 8 [42]. Tomlin, 1926: 296. Turton, 1932: 204, no. 1414. Barnard, 1963a: 301. Kensley, 1973: 28, fig. 28.

Distribution. Tanzania, Mauritius and southern Madagascar, the south and east coasts of South Africa (southern Zululand to False Bay), St Helena and Ascension Island (Geiger 2012); living LST and shallow subtidal.

Notes

Published as part of Herbert, David G., 2015, An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca), pp. 1-98 in Zootaxa 4049 (1) on page 12, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4049.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/245367

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Scissurellidae
Genus
Scissurella
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Lepetellida
Phylum
Mollusca
Scientific name authorship
E.A. Smith
Species
jucunda
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Scissurella jucunda Smith, 1890 sec. Herbert, 2015

References

  • Smith, E. A. (1890) Report on the marine molluscan fauna of the island of St Helena. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 58, 247 - 317.
  • Thiele, J. (1925) Gastropoda der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition, II. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee- Expedition auf dem Dampfer " Valdivia ", 1898 - 1899, 17 (2), 35 - 382, pls. 13 - 46. [Gustav Fischer, Jena, Dual pagination; also numbered 1 - 348, pls. 1 - 34.]
  • Rosewater, J. (1975) An annotated list of the marine mollusks of Ascension Island, south Atlantic Ocean. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 189, iv + 1 - 41.
  • Herbert, D. G. (1987 a) Scissurellids-tiny treasures. Strandloper, 220, 1 - 2.
  • Smith, E. A. (1910) On South African Marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Annals of the Natal Museum, 2, 175 - 220, pls. vii, viii.
  • Bartsch, P. (1915) Report on the Turton collection of South African marine mollusks with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 91, i - xii, 1 - 305, pls. 1 - 54. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.5479 / si. 03629236.91. i
  • Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1926) On South African marine Mollusca, with descriptions of new species. Annals of the Natal Museum, 5, 283 - 301.
  • Turton, W. H. (1932) The marine shells of Port Alfred, South Africa. Oxford University Press, London, xvi + 331 pp., 70 pls.
  • Barnard, K. H. (1963 a) Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part IV. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Rhipidoglossa, Docoglossa. Tectibranchiata. Polyplacophora. Solenogastres. Scaphopoda. Annals of the South African Museum, 47, 201 - 360.