MolluscaBase - Janthina bicolor Menke, 1828

WoRMS name details

Janthina bicolor Menke, 1828

AphiaID

1783775 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1783775)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (and superseded combination)

Accepted name

Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

Parent

Janthina Röding, 1798

Original name

Ianthina bicolor Menke, 1828

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Variety Janthina bicolor var. conica Monterosato, 1878 accepted as Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Variety Janthina bicolor var. major Monterosato, 1878 accepted as Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Ianthina bicolor Menke, 1828) Menke, K. T. (1828). Synopsis methodica molluscorum generum omnium et specierum earum, quae in Museo Menkeano adservantur; cum synonymia critica et novarum specierum diagnosibus. XII + 91 pp. [late in 1828]. Pyrmonti., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13119590
page(s): 28, 84 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Janthina bicolor Menke, 1828. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1783775 on 2025-04-29

Taxonomic edit history

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2024-12-14 21:57:15Z

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Gofas, Serge

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Nomenclature

original description (of Ianthina bicolor Menke, 1828) Menke, K. T. (1828). Synopsis methodica molluscorum generum omnium et specierum earum, quae in Museo Menkeano adservantur; cum synonymia critica et novarum specierum diagnosibus. XII + 91 pp. [late in 1828]. Pyrmonti., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13119590
page(s): 28, 84 [details]