WoRMS taxon details
Ophioglossolambis violacea (Swainson, 1821)
599536 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:599536)
accepted
Species
Lambis violacea (Swainson, 1821) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pterocera multipes G. B. Sowerby II, 1842 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pterocera violacea Swainson, 1821 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pteroceras multipes G. B. Sowerby II, 1842 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
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(of Pterocera violacea Swainson, 1821) 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. (2024). MolluscaBase. Ophioglossolambis violacea (Swainson, 1821). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599536 on 2024-08-24
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original description
(of Pterocera violacea Swainson, 1821) 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]
original description (of Pteroceras multipes G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1842). Monograph of the genus <i>Pteroceras</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 1(2): 41–44, pl.11. London, privately published. [2 Nov 1842]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076249
page(s): 42, pl. 11, fig. 8 [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Lum, D. (2021). A new species of <i>Ophioglossolambis</i> Dekkers, 2012 from the Mascarene Islands (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Strombidae). <em>The Festivus.</em> 53(3): 182-191. [details]
new combination reference Dekkers A.M. (2012) A new genus related to the genus <i>Lambis</i> Röding, 1798 (Gastropoda: Strombidae) from the Indian Ocean. <i>Gloria Maris</i> 51(2-3): 68-74. [8 April 2012; title page erroneously dated 11 March] [details]
page(s): sign. B4 [details]
original description (of Pteroceras multipes G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1842). Monograph of the genus <i>Pteroceras</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 1(2): 41–44, pl.11. London, privately published. [2 Nov 1842]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076249
page(s): 42, pl. 11, fig. 8 [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Lum, D. (2021). A new species of <i>Ophioglossolambis</i> Dekkers, 2012 from the Mascarene Islands (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Strombidae). <em>The Festivus.</em> 53(3): 182-191. [details]
new combination reference Dekkers A.M. (2012) A new genus related to the genus <i>Lambis</i> Röding, 1798 (Gastropoda: Strombidae) from the Indian Ocean. <i>Gloria Maris</i> 51(2-3): 68-74. [8 April 2012; title page erroneously dated 11 March] [details]
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Language | Name | |
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English | violet spider conch | [details] |
German | Violette SpinnenschneckePurpur-Spinnenschnecke | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Pterocera violacea Swainson, 1821)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Lambis violacea (Swainson, 1821))
To Conchology (Ophioglossolambis violacea)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To Malacopics (Ophioglossolambis violacea (Swainson, 1821))
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 877825 Dorsal) (from synonym Lambis violacea (Swainson, 1821))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Lambis violacea (Swainson, 1821))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Lambis violacea (Swainson, 1821))
To Conchology (Ophioglossolambis violacea)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To Malacopics (Ophioglossolambis violacea (Swainson, 1821))
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 877825 Dorsal) (from synonym Lambis violacea (Swainson, 1821))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Lambis violacea (Swainson, 1821))