WoRMS name details
Strombus gibberulus Linnaeus, 1758
215374 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215374)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
Subspecies Strombus gibberulus albus Mörch, 1850 accepted as Gibberulus gibberulus albus (Mörch, 1850)
Subspecies Strombus gibberulus gibberulus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Gibberulus gibberulus gibberulus (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Gibberulus gibberulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Variety Strombus gibberulus var. rhodostomus E. von Martens, 1869 accepted as Gibberulus gibberulus albus (Mörch, 1850)
marine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Habitat: muddy shores (Ruwa, 1984 <109>).
Moderately solid shell, up to 7 cm, with pear-shaped body whorl. Exterior white with...
Moderately solid shell, up to 7 cm, with pear-shaped body whorl. Exterior white with...
Description Habitat: muddy shores (Ruwa, 1984 <109>).
Moderately solid shell, up to 7 cm, with pear-shaped body whorl. Exterior white with spiral bands of brown blotches, interior white or tinted with violet, brown or yellow. Habitat: abundant on clean sand and in sandy patches on reef flats and deeper. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. Regional names: Kis. Nyuwali, Choale, Chuwale mchanga, Chuwali kitchi; Port. Estrombo vulgar; MCr. Ti poul. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
Moderately solid shell, up to 7 cm, with pear-shaped body whorl. Exterior white with spiral bands of brown blotches, interior white or tinted with violet, brown or yellow. Habitat: abundant on clean sand and in sandy patches on reef flats and deeper. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. Regional names: Kis. Nyuwali, Choale, Chuwale mchanga, Chuwali kitchi; Port. Estrombo vulgar; MCr. Ti poul. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Strombus gibberulus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215374 on 2021-01-18
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original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Walls, J. G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. <em>Publications Ltd, Hong Kong.</em> [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 44 [details]
[request] basis of record Walls, J. G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. <em>Publications Ltd, Hong Kong.</em> [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 44 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Habitat: muddy shores (Ruwa, 1984 <109>).Moderately solid shell, up to 7 cm, with pear-shaped body whorl. Exterior white with spiral bands of brown blotches, interior white or tinted with violet, brown or yellow. Habitat: abundant on clean sand and in sandy patches on reef flats and deeper. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. Regional names: Kis. Nyuwali, Choale, Chuwale mchanga, Chuwali kitchi; Port. Estrombo vulgar; MCr. Ti poul. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
