MolluscaBase taxon details
Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846)
406356 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:406356)
accepted
Species
Calotrophon (Calotrophon) ostrearum (Conrad, 1846) · alternative representation
Calotrophon emilyae Petuch, 1988 † · unaccepted
Cantharus floridanus (Conrad, 1869) · unaccepted
Cantharus perplexus Olsson & Harbison, 1953 † · unaccepted
Fusus mexicanus Reeve, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex ostrearum Conrad, 1846 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Muricidea floridana (Conrad, 1869) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Muricidea floridana var. attenuata Dall, 1890 † · unaccepted
Muricidea ostrearum (Conrad, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Muricopsis ostrearum (Conrad, 1846) · unaccepted
Urosalpinx floridana Conrad, 1869 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine
(of Murex ostrearum Conrad, 1846) Conrad, T. A. (1846). Descriptions of new species of fossil and Recent shells and corals. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(1): 19-27, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1659288
page(s): 25 [details]
page(s): 25 [details]
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original description
(of Fusus mexicanus Reeve, 1848) Reeve, L. A. (1847-1848). Monograph of the genus <i>Fusus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pls 1-21 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls 1-8, November 1847; pls 9-14, December 1847; pls 15-18, January 1848; pl. 19, February 1848; pls 20-21, April 1848]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375946 [details]
original description (of Cantharus perplexus Olsson & Harbison, 1953 †) Olsson, A. A.; Harbison, A. (1953). Pliocene Mollusca of southern Florida with special reference to those from North Saint Petersburg. <em>Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 8: 1-457, pls 1-65. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Murex ostrearum Conrad, 1846) Conrad, T. A. (1846). Descriptions of new species of fossil and Recent shells and corals. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(1): 19-27, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1659288
page(s): 25 [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Cantharus perplexus Olsson & Harbison, 1953 †) Olsson, A. A.; Harbison, A. (1953). Pliocene Mollusca of southern Florida with special reference to those from North Saint Petersburg. <em>Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 8: 1-457, pls 1-65. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Murex ostrearum Conrad, 1846) Conrad, T. A. (1846). Descriptions of new species of fossil and Recent shells and corals. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(1): 19-27, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1659288
page(s): 25 [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntype of Urosalpinx floridana. Conrad, 1969. American Journal of Conchology 5: 106, pl. 12, fig. 4 - catalog no. 36551) (from synonym Urosalpinx floridana Conrad, 1869)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Muricidea floridana (Conrad, 1869))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Conchology (Calotrophon ostrearum)
To Malacopics (Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846) United States, Florida, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846) United States, Florida, Gulf County, off Port S...
To Malacopics (Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846) United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County, Miam...
To Malacopics (Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846))
To Malacopics (Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Muricidea floridana (Conrad, 1869))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Conchology (Calotrophon ostrearum)
To Malacopics (Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846) United States, Florida, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846) United States, Florida, Gulf County, off Port S...
To Malacopics (Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846) United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County, Miam...
To Malacopics (Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846))
To Malacopics (Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
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