MolluscaBase - Eustrombus Wenz, 1940

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Eustrombus Wenz, 1940

AphiaID

415378 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:415378)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Aliger Thiele, 1929

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Aliger gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by original designation)

Parent

Strombidae Rafinesque, 1815

Original name

Strombus (Eustrombus) Wenz, 1940

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Species Eustrombus dominator (Pilsbry & C. W. Johnson, 1917) † accepted as Aliger dominator (Pilsbry & C. W. Johnson, 1917) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Eustrombus gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Aliger gigas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Eustrombus goliath (Schröter, 1805) accepted as Lobatus goliath (Schröter, 1805) accepted as Titanostrombus goliath (Schröter, 1805)

Environment

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

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

(of Strombus (Eustrombus) Wenz, 1940) Wenz, W. (1938-1944). Gastropoda. Teil 1: Allgemeiner Teil und Prosobranchia. In: Schindewolf, O. H. (Ed.) Handbuch der Paläozoologie, Band 6. Bornträger, Berlin, xii + 1639 pp. Lief. 1, pp. 1-240 [March 1938]; 3, pp. 241-480 [October 1938]; 4, pp. 481-720 [July 1939]; 6, pp. 721-960 [August 1940]; 7, pp. 961-1200 [October 1941]; 8, pp. 1201-1506 [October 1943]; 9, pp. 1507-1639, i-xii [August 1944].
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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Eustrombus Wenz, 1940. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415378 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

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Sources (2)

original description (of Strombus (Eustrombus) Wenz, 1940) Wenz, W. (1938-1944). Gastropoda. Teil 1: Allgemeiner Teil und Prosobranchia. In: Schindewolf, O. H. (Ed.) Handbuch der Paläozoologie, Band 6. Bornträger, Berlin, xii + 1639 pp. Lief. 1, pp. 1-240 [March 1938]; 3, pp. 241-480 [October 1938]; 4, pp. 481-720 [July 1939]; 6, pp. 721-960 [August 1940]; 7, pp. 961-1200 [October 1941]; 8, pp. 1201-1506 [October 1943]; 9, pp. 1507-1639, i-xii [August 1944].
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source of synonymy Liverani V. (2014) The superfamily Stromboidea. Addenda and corrigenda. In: G.T. Poppe, K. Groh & C. Renker (eds), <i>A conchological iconography</i>. pp. 1-54, pls 131-164. Harxheim: Conchbooks. [details]