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Liguus Montfort, 1810

995399  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:995399)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Tectipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Eupulmonata (Superorder)
  9. Stylommatophora (Order)
  10. Helicina (Suborder)
  11. Orthalicoidei (Infraorder)
  12. Orthalicoidea (Superfamily)
  13. Orthalicidae (Family)
  14. Liguus (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Bulla virginea (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Liguus virgineus (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by original designation)
Achatina (Chersina) H. Beck, 1837 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chersina H. Beck, 1837 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Liguellus Clench, 1946 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Liguus (Liguellus) Clench, 1946 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Liguus (Liguus) Montfort, 1810 · alternative representation
Liguus (Oxystrombus) Mörch, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Orthalicinus P. Fischer & Crosse, 1875 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym (of Oxystrombus Mörch, 1852)
Oxystrombus Mörch, 1852 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym

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  1. Species Liguus fasciatus (O. F. Müller, 1774)
  2. Species Liguus murreus (Reeve, 1849)
  3. Species Liguus virgineus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  4. Species Liguus vittatus (Swainson, 1822)
  5. Species Liguus blainianus (Poey, 1852) accepted as Liguus fasciatus blainianus (Poey, 1852) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  6. Species Liguus crenatus (Swainson, 1821) accepted as Liguus fasciatus crenatus (Swainson, 1821) accepted as Liguus fasciatus (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  7. Species Liguus flammellus Clench, 1934 accepted as Liguus fasciatus (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  8. Species Liguus magnificus (L. Pfeiffer, 1848) accepted as Clathrorthalicus magnificus (L. Pfeiffer, 1848) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  9. Species Liguus nobilis Clench & Aguayo, 1932 accepted as Liguus fasciatus (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  10. Species Liguus pictus (Reeve, 1842) accepted as Liguus fasciatus (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  11. Species Liguus poeyanus (L. Pfeiffer, 1857) accepted as Liguus vittatus (Swainson, 1822) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  12. Species Liguus solidus (Say, 1825) accepted as Liguus fasciatus solidus (Say, 1825) accepted as Liguus fasciatus (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  13. Species Liguus (Hemibulimus) excisus E. von Martens, 1885 represented as Hemibulimus excisus (E. von Martens, 1885)
  14. Species Liguus (Liguus) virgineus (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Liguus virgineus (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
masculine
Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): 2: 422 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Liguus Montfort, 1810. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995399 on 2025-07-03
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2017-06-15 07:29:09Z
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Bank, Ruud
2019-11-02 10:05:15Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): 2: 422 [details] 

original description (of Orthalicinus P. Fischer & Crosse, 1875) Fischer, P. & Crosse, H. (1870-1902). Études sur les mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles du Mexique et du Guatemala. <i>Mission scientifique au Mexique et dans l'Amerique Centrale. Recherches zoologiques</i>, Partie 7 Volume 1: 702 pp., pls 1-31; volume 2: 731 pp., pls 32-72. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale. Published in 17 livraisons. Volume 1: 1-152, pls 1-6 (1870); 153-304, pls 7-12 (1872); 305-464, pls 13-20 (1873); 465-546, pls 21-24 (1875); 547-624, pls 25-28 (1877); 625-702, pls 29-31 (1878). Volume 2: 1-80, pls 32-36 (1880); 81-128, pls 37-42 (1886); 129-176, pls 43-46 (1888); 177-256, pls 47-48 (1890); 257-312, pls 49-52 (1891); 313-392, pls 53-54 (1892); 393-656, pls 55-66 (1894); 657-731, pls 67-72 (1902). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32561855, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32161386
page(s): 436 [details] 

original description (of Oxystrombus Mörch, 1852) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1852-1853). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora</i>, 170 pp. [1852]; <i>Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata</i>, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12921
page(s): 21 [details] 

original description (of Liguus (Liguellus) Clench, 1946) Clench, W. J. (1946). A catalogue of the genus <i>Liguus</i> with a description of a new subgenus. <em>Occasional Papers on Mollusks.</em> 1(10): 117-127., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7756244
page(s): 123 [details] 

original description (of Achatina (Chersina) H. Beck, 1837) Beck, H. (1837-1838). <i>Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei principis augustissimi Christiani Frederici</i>. 124 pp. Hafniae [Copenhagen]. Pp. 1-100 [1837]; 101-124 [1838]; Appendix: 1-8 [June 1837]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32058074
page(s): 74 [details] 

taxonomy source Clench, W. J. (1946). A catalogue of the genus <i>Liguus</i> with a description of a new subgenus. <em>Occasional Papers on Mollusks.</em> 1(10): 117-127., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7756244 [details] 

additional source Espinosa, J. & Ortea, J. (1999). Moluscos terrestres del archipiélago cubano. <em>Avicennia.</em> suppl. 2: 1-137., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44341104
page(s): 64 [details] 

additional source Moore, C. B. (1921). <i>Liguus</i> at Marco, Florida. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 34(4): 139-140., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27059924 [details] 

additional source Miller, M. G. (1921). Key Marco <i>Liguus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 34(4): 140., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27059925 [details] 

additional source Simpson, C. T. (1921). Florida west coast <i>Liguus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 35(1): 20-22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1712120 [details] 

additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1929). Bolten's species of <i>Liguus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 42(4): 141., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8518928 [details] 

additional source McGinty, P. L. (1936). A canoe trip in the Ten Thousand Islands to collect <i>Liguus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 50(1): 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524448 [details] 

additional source McGinty, T. L. (1936). <i>Liguus</i> at northwestern Cape Sable, Monroe County, Florida. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 50(2): 71., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524520 [details] 

additional source Torre, R. de la. (1938). On the probable cause of certain variations in color of the shell in the genus <i>Liguus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 52(2): 46-48., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284550 [details] 

additional source Humes, R. H. (1945). The Glade fires. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 59(1): 33., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523526 [details] 

additional source Schwengel, J. S. (1949). <i>Liguus</i> enlarges its menu. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 63(2): 72., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520549 [details] 

additional source Morris, P. A. (1955). The S. S. Holt Collection of <i>Liguus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 68(3): 104., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8516587 [details] 
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chersina) (from synonym Chersina H. Beck, 1837)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Liguus) 
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