MolluscaBase - Ovula gigantea (Münster, 1841) †

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Ovula gigantea (Münster, 1841) †

AphiaID

1394300 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1394300)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Gisortia gigantea (Münster, 1841) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Ovula Bruguière, 1789

Original name

Strombus giganteus Münster, 1841 †

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Variety Ovula gigantea var. hoernesi Lefèvre, 1878 † accepted as Vicetia bellardii (Bellardi, 1852) †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Strombus giganteus Münster, 1841 †) Goldfuss, G. A. (1841-1844). Petrefacta Germaniae tam ea, quae in Museo Universitatis Regiae Borussicae Fridericiae Wilhelmiae Rhenanae servantur quam alia quaecunque in Museis Hoeninghusiano, Muensteriano aliisque extant, iconibus et descriptionibus illustrata. Dritter Teil: 128 pp. Düsseldorf: Arnz & Comp. [1-20, pls. 166-171 (1841); 21-28, pls. 172-195 (1844); I-IV, 29-128, pls. 196-200 (1844)] [publication dates from: Quenstedt, W. (1963). Clavis bibliographica. In: Westphal, F. (ed.), Fossilium Catalogus, I. Animalia, pars 102. 118 pp. s'Gravenhage: Junk.].
page(s): 14; pl. 169 fig. 3 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ovula gigantea (Münster, 1841) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1394300 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-12-25 09:21:22Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2022-03-25 19:41:17Z

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Gofas, Serge

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original description (of Strombus giganteus Münster, 1841 †) Goldfuss, G. A. (1841-1844). Petrefacta Germaniae tam ea, quae in Museo Universitatis Regiae Borussicae Fridericiae Wilhelmiae Rhenanae servantur quam alia quaecunque in Museis Hoeninghusiano, Muensteriano aliisque extant, iconibus et descriptionibus illustrata. Dritter Teil: 128 pp. Düsseldorf: Arnz & Comp. [1-20, pls. 166-171 (1841); 21-28, pls. 172-195 (1844); I-IV, 29-128, pls. 196-200 (1844)] [publication dates from: Quenstedt, W. (1963). Clavis bibliographica. In: Westphal, F. (ed.), Fossilium Catalogus, I. Animalia, pars 102. 118 pp. s'Gravenhage: Junk.].
page(s): 14; pl. 169 fig. 3 [details]

basis of record Lefèvre T. (1878). Les grandes ovules des terrains éocènes.Description de l'ovule des environs de Bruxelles. <i>Ovula (Strombus) gigantea</i> Münster. <em>Annales de la Société Malacologique de Belgique.</em> 13: 22-51, pls 3-8., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41118350 [details]