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Sinezona insignis E.A. Smith 1910

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Sinezona insignis (E.A. Smith, 1910)

Schismope insignis E.A. Smith, 1910: 208, pl. 8, figs 4, 4a. Thiele, 1912 in 1912–1919: 24, pl. 3, figs 19, 20. Bartsch, 1915: 176. Turton, 1932: 204, no. 1416. Barnard, 1963a: 302. Kensley, 1973: 28, fig. 29. Herbert, 1986: 626, figs 10, 32–35. Herbert, 1987a: 1, figs g, h. Geiger, 2012: 468, figs 347–351 (further references). Type loc.: four miles south of Port Elizabeth, E. Cape; lectotype in NHM (NHMUK 1911.8.30.27), designated by Geiger (2012: 468).

Not Sinezona insignis — Kay 1979: 39, figs 7c (radula), 9d–f [= Sinezona kayae Geiger & McLean, 2010].

Distribution. Central KwaZulu-Natal (Scottburgh) to W. Cape (False Bay), as well as Angola and islands in the south Atlantic (Ascension, Gough and St Helena) (Herbert 1986, Geiger 2012); living LST and shallow subtidal.

Sukashitrochus Habe & Kosuge, 1964. Type species (o.d.): Scissurella carinata A. Adams, 1862.

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 13, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4049.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/245367

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
E.A. Smith
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Order
Lepetellida
Family
Scissurellidae
Genus
Sinezona
Species
insignis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Sinezona insignis Smith, 1910 sec. Herbert, 2015

References

  • 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
  • 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.
  • Herbert, D. G. (1987 a) Scissurellids-tiny treasures. Strandloper, 220, 1 - 2.
  • Kay, E. A. (1979) Hawaiian Marine Shells: Reef and Shore Fauna of Hawaii. Section 4: Mollusca. 64 (4). Bernice P. Bishop Museum, special publication. Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu, xviii + 652 pp.