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Maculastrombus mutabilis (Swainson, 1821)

1819191  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1819191)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Stromboidea (Superfamily)
  8. Strombidae (Family)
  9. Maculastrombus (Genus)
  10. Maculastrombus mutabilis (Species)
accepted
Species
Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Strombus floridus Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Strombus mutabilis Swainson, 1821 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Strombus mutabilis Swainson, 1821) Swainson, W. (1829-1833). Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series. London: Baldwin & Cradock. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-30 [1829] pl. 31-45 [1830] pl. 46-85 [1831] pl. 86-96 [1832] pl. 97-136 [1833]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/42278
page(s): pl. 71 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Maculastrombus mutabilis (Swainson, 1821). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1819191 on 2026-01-10
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Maculastrombus mutabilis (Swainson, 1821). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1819191 on 2026-01-10
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2025-06-20 16:49:12Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

original description (of Strombus mutabilis Swainson, 1821) Swainson, W. (1829-1833). Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series. London: Baldwin & Cradock. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-30 [1829] pl. 31-45 [1830] pl. 46-85 [1831] pl. 86-96 [1832] pl. 97-136 [1833]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/42278
page(s): pl. 71 [details] 

original description (of Strombus floridus Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433
page(s): 211 [details] 

additional source Kronenberg, G. C. (2025). Notes on <i>Canarium</i> sensu Abbott. 2. On the identity of <i>Strombus dentatus</i> Linnaeus, 1758 with the designation of a neotype and notes on its subjective synonyms (Caenogastropoda: Strombidae). <em>Basteria.</em> 89(1): 187-211. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

new combination reference Irwin, A. R.; Bouchet, P.; Crame, J. A.; Harper, E. M.; Kronenberg, G. C.; Strong, E. E.; Williams, S. T. (2024). Molecular phylogenetics of the superfamily Stromboidea (Caenogastropoda): New insights from increased taxon sampling. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 53(6): 818-838., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12685 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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    Definitions

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To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Strombus mutabilis Swainson, 1821)
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Strombus mutabilis Swainson, 1821)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (66 publications) (from synonym Strombus floridus Lamarck, 1822)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Strombus mutabilis Swainson, 1821)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821))
To Conchology (Canarium mutabile BLACK) (from synonym Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821))
To Conchology (Canarium mutabile BROWN) (from synonym Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821))
To Conchology (Canarium mutabile DWARF) (from synonym Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821))
To Conchology (Canarium mutabile FREAK) (from synonym Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821))
To Conchology (Canarium mutabile GIANT) (from synonym Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821))
To Conchology (Canarium mutabile LARGE) (from synonym Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821))
To Conchology (Canarium mutabile ORANGE) (from synonym Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821))
To Conchology (Canarium mutabile PINK) (from synonym Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821))
To Conchology (Canarium mutabile SET) (from synonym Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821))
To Conchology (Canarium mutabile SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821))
To Conchology (Canarium mutabile YELLOW) (from synonym Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821))
To Conchology (Canarium mutabile) (from synonym Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Canarium mutabile) (from synonym Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821))
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 6 proteins) (from synonym Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821))
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 6 proteins) (from synonym Strombus mutabilis Swainson, 1821)
To Malacopics (Maculastrombus mutabils (Swainson, 1821) ) 
To Malacopics (Maculastrombus mutabils (Swainson, 1821) ) 
To Malacopics (Maculastrombus mutabils (Swainson, 1821) ) 
To Malacopics (Maculastrombus mutabils (Swainson, 1821) ) 
To Malacopics (Maculastrombus mutabils (Swainson, 1821) ) 
To PESI (from synonym Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821))
To PESI (from synonym Strombus mutabilis Swainson, 1821)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Strombus mutabilis Swainson, 1821)
Unreviewed
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