MolluscaBase - Alectrion limacina Dall, 1917

MolluscaBase name details

Alectrion limacina Dall, 1917

AphiaID

1829471 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1829471)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet

Accepted name

Alectrion limacinus Dall, 1917 accepted as Nassarius limacinus (Dall, 1917)

Rank

Species

Parent

Alectrion Montfort, 1810 accepted as Nassarius Duméril, 1805

Original name

Alectrion limacina Dall, 1917

Environment

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

Original description

Dall, W. H. (1917). Summary of the mollusks of the family Alectrionidae of the west coast of America. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 51 (2166): 575-579., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7764911
page(s): 577 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Gulf of California

type locality contained in Gulf of California [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Alectrion limacina Dall, 1917. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1829471 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2025-08-23 11:12:34Z

created

Herbert, David

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (1)

original description Dall, W. H. (1917). Summary of the mollusks of the family Alectrionidae of the west coast of America. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 51 (2166): 575-579., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7764911
page(s): 577 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality