WoRMS name details
Strombus elegans G. B. Sowerby II, 1842
532159 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:532159)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1842). Monograph of the genus <i>Strombus</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 1 (1): 25-39, pls 6-10. London, privately published. [May]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076221
page(s): 30, pl. 7 figs 43, 48 [details]
page(s): 30, pl. 7 figs 43, 48 [details]
Type locality contained in New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Strombus elegans G. B. Sowerby II, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532159 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1842). Monograph of the genus <i>Strombus</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 1 (1): 25-39, pls 6-10. London, privately published. [May]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076221
page(s): 30, pl. 7 figs 43, 48 [details]
page(s): 30, pl. 7 figs 43, 48 [details]
Taxonomy
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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
