WoRMS name details
Pterocera violacea Swainson, 1821
564647 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:564647)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Pterocera Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Lambis Röding, 1798
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Swainson, W. (1821). <i>Exotic conchology; or figures and descriptions of rare, beautiful, or undescribed shells</i>. London: W. Wood, J. & A. Arch. 39 pp., 48 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27547788
page(s): sign. B4 [details]
page(s): sign. B4 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pterocera violacea Swainson, 1821. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564647 on 2025-04-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Swainson, W. (1821). <i>Exotic conchology; or figures and descriptions of rare, beautiful, or undescribed shells</i>. London: W. Wood, J. & A. Arch. 39 pp., 48 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27547788
page(s): sign. B4 [details]
page(s): sign. B4 [details]
Other
additional source
Gill, T. (1870). On the Pterocerae of Lamarck, and their mutual relations. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 5(3): 120-139., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15978960
page(s): 136 [details]
page(s): 136 [details]
