WoRMS taxon details
Aliger gigas (Linnaeus, 1758)
1429769 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1429769)
accepted
Species
Eustrombus gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Lobatus gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Strombus (Eustrombus) gigas Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Strombus canaliculatus Burry, 1949 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Strombus gigas pahayokee Petuch, 1994 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Strombus gigas verrilli T. L. McGinty, 1946 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Strombus horridus M. Smith, 1940 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Strombus lucifer Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Strombus samba Clench, 1937 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758) 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
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MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Aliger gigas (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1429769 on 2024-08-25
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original description
(of Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758) 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
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original description (of Strombus canaliculatus Burry, 1949) Burry, L. A. (1949). A new Strombus species. <em>Shell Notes [Frank Lyman, Lantana, Florida].</em> 2 (7-9): 106-109. [details]
original description (of Strombus samba Clench, 1937) Clench, W. J. (1937). Descriptions of new land and marine shells from the Bahama Islands. <em>Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club.</em> 16: 17-26, pl. 1. [details]
original description (of Strombus lucifer Linnaeus, 1758) 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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original description (of Strombus gigas verrilli T. L. McGinty, 1946) McGinty, T. L. (1946). A new Florida <i>Strombus</i>, <i>S. gigas verrilli</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 60(2): 46-48, pl. 5, figs. 2-3, pl. 6, figs. 7-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523725 [details]
basis of record Maxwell S.J., Dekkers A.M., Rymer T.L. & Congdon B.C. (2020). Towards resolving the American and West African Strombidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Neostromboidae) using integrated taxonomy. <em>The Festivus.</em> 52(1): 3-38.
page(s): 19, fig. 5B [details]
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original description (of Strombus canaliculatus Burry, 1949) Burry, L. A. (1949). A new Strombus species. <em>Shell Notes [Frank Lyman, Lantana, Florida].</em> 2 (7-9): 106-109. [details]
original description (of Strombus samba Clench, 1937) Clench, W. J. (1937). Descriptions of new land and marine shells from the Bahama Islands. <em>Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club.</em> 16: 17-26, pl. 1. [details]
original description (of Strombus lucifer Linnaeus, 1758) 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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original description (of Strombus gigas verrilli T. L. McGinty, 1946) McGinty, T. L. (1946). A new Florida <i>Strombus</i>, <i>S. gigas verrilli</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 60(2): 46-48, pl. 5, figs. 2-3, pl. 6, figs. 7-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523725 [details]
basis of record Maxwell S.J., Dekkers A.M., Rymer T.L. & Congdon B.C. (2020). Towards resolving the American and West African Strombidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Neostromboidae) using integrated taxonomy. <em>The Festivus.</em> 52(1): 3-38.
page(s): 19, fig. 5B [details]
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Language | Name | |
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English | queen conch [from synonym]pink conch [from synonym] | [details] |
German | Riesen-Flügelschnecke [from synonym]Riesen-Fechterschnecke [from synonym]Große Fechterschnecke [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes) (from synonym Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Eustrombus gigas (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Strombus canaliculatus Burry, 1949)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (491 publications) (from synonym Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Strombus samba Clench, 1937)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aliger gigas)
To GenBank (68 nucleotides; 74 proteins)
To GenBank (68 nucleotides; 74 proteins) (from synonym Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Lobatus gigas (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Aliger gigas (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Aliger gigas (Linnaeus, 1758))
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 471555 Pearls) (from synonym Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 048134) (from synonym Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Eustrombus gigas (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Strombus canaliculatus Burry, 1949)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (491 publications) (from synonym Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Strombus samba Clench, 1937)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aliger gigas)
To GenBank (68 nucleotides; 74 proteins)
To GenBank (68 nucleotides; 74 proteins) (from synonym Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Lobatus gigas (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Aliger gigas (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Aliger gigas (Linnaeus, 1758))
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 471555 Pearls) (from synonym Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 048134) (from synonym Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758)