MolluscaBase name details
Canthorbis (Pyramidea) Swainson, 1840
567847 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:567847)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Subgenus
Trochus obeliscus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Tectus pyramis (Born, 1778) (type by subsequent designation)
Canthorbis Swainson, 1840 accepted as Astraea Röding, 1798
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 224-225, 350 [details]
page(s): 224-225, 350 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Canthorbis (Pyramidea) Swainson, 1840. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567847 on 2025-09-10
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Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 224-225, 350 [details]
page(s): 224-225, 350 [details]