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Pterocera Lamarck, 1799

204193  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204193)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Stromboidea (Superfamily)
  8. Strombidae (Family)
  9. Pterocera (Genus)
 unaccepted > junior objective synonym (of Lambis)
Genus
Pteroceras Link, 1807 · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling of...)  
incorrect subsequent spelling of Pterocera
Pteroceras [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

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  1. Subgenus Pterocera (Harpago) Mörch, 1852 accepted as Harpago Mörch, 1852 (original rank)
  2. Subgenus Pterocera (Heptadactylus) Mörch, 1852 accepted as Lambis Röding, 1798
    1. Species Pterocera (Heptadactylus) sowerbyi Mörch, 1872 accepted as Lambis sowerbyi (Mörch, 1872) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  3. Subgenus Pterocera (Millepes) Mörch, 1852 accepted as Lambis Röding, 1798
    1. Subgenus Pterocera (Phyllocheilus) Gabb, 1868 † accepted as Phyllocheilus Gabb, 1868 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    2. Species Pterocera alata Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Latissistrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    3. Species Pterocera athulia A. d'Orbigny, 1850 † accepted as Dicroloma athulia (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † (basionym)
    4. Species Pterocera aurantia Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Lambis crocata (Link, 1807) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    5. Species Pterocera beaumontiana A. d'Orbigny, 1843 † accepted as Harpagodes beaumontiana (A. d'Orbigny, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    6. Species Pterocera becklesii Mantell, 1851 † accepted as Ceratosiphon becklesii (Mantell, 1851) †
    7. Species Pterocera bryonia (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Lambis truncata ([Lightfoot], 1786) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    8. Species Pterocera camelus Piette, 1855 † accepted as Monocuphus camelus (Piette, 1855) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    9. Species Pterocera chiragra (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Lambis chiragra (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Harpago chiragra (Linnaeus, 1758)
    10. Species Pterocera crocata Link, 1807 accepted as Lambis crocata (Link, 1807) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    11. Species Pterocera crocea Reeve, 1842 accepted as Ophioglossolambis digitata (G. Perry, 1811) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    12. Species Pterocera desori F.-J. Pictet & Campiche, 1864 † accepted as Harpagodes desori (F.-J. Pictet & Campiche, 1864) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    13. Species Pterocera dupiniana A. d'Orbigny, 1843 † accepted as Quadrinervus dupinianus (A. d'Orbigny, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    14. Species Pterocera elongata Swainson, 1821 accepted as Ophioglossolambis digitata (G. Perry, 1811) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    15. Species Pterocera gigantea Makowsky, 1874 † accepted as Leviathania gigantea (Makowsky, 1874) † (basionym)
    16. Species Pterocera incerta A. d'Orbigny, 1843 † accepted as Harpagodes nodosus (J. De C. Sowerby, 1823) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    17. Species Pterocera inflata (Passy, 1832) † accepted as Rouenia inflata (Passy, 1832) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    18. Species Pterocera kochii Freyer, 1855 accepted as Harpago chiragra (Linnaeus, 1758)
    19. Species Pterocera lambis (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    20. Species Pterocera lorieri A. d'Orbigny, 1850 † accepted as Dicroloma lorieri (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    21. Species Pterocera marginata A. d'Orbigny, 1843 † accepted as Ceratosiphon marginatus (A. d'Orbigny, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    22. Species Pterocera millipeda (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Lambis millepeda (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    23. Species Pterocera moreausiania A. d'Orbigny, 1843 † accepted as Ceratosiphon moreausianius (A. d'Orbigny, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    24. Species Pterocera multipes G. B. Sowerby II, 1842 accepted as Ophioglossolambis violacea (Swainson, 1821) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    25. Species Pterocera nodosa Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Lambis scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758)
    26. Species Pterocera novemdactylis Deshayes, 1843 accepted as Ophioglossolambis digitata (G. Perry, 1811) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    27. Species Pterocera palmata Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 accepted as Sinustrombus sinuatus ([Lightfoot], 1786) accepted as Latissistrombus sinuatus ([Lightfoot], 1786)
    28. Species Pterocera polycera A. d'Orbigny, 1843 † accepted as Harpospira polycera (A. d'Orbigny, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    29. Species Pterocera pseudoscorpio Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Lambis robusta (Swainson, 1821) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    30. Species Pterocera radix Brongniart, 1823 † accepted as Persististrombus radix (Brongniart, 1823) † (original combination)
    31. Species Pterocera robusta Swainson, 1821 accepted as Lambis robusta (Swainson, 1821) (original combination)
    32. Species Pterocera rugosa G. B. Sowerby II, 1842 accepted as Harpago chiragra rugosus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) accepted as Harpago rugosus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) (original combination)
    33. Species Pterocera scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Lambis scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    34. Species Pterocera sebae Kiener, 1843 accepted as Lambis truncata sebae (Kiener, 1843) (original combination)
    35. Species Pterocera speciosa A. d'Orbigny, 1843 † accepted as Phyllocheilus speciosus (A. d'Orbigny, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    36. Species Pterocera subtilis Zekeli, 1852 † accepted as Quadrinervus subtilis (Zekeli, 1852) †
    37. Species Pterocera tetracera A. d'Orbigny, 1825 † accepted as Cuphosolenus tetracer (A. d'Orbigny, 1825) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    38. Species Pterocera violacea Swainson, 1821 accepted as Ophioglossolambis violacea (Swainson, 1821) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    39. Species Pterocera bentleyi J. Morris & Lycett, 1851 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    40. Species Pterocera bervillei Piette, 1855 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    41. Species Pterocera cassiope A. d'Orbigny, 1850 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    42. Species Pterocera conica Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    43. Species Pterocera emerici A. d'Orbigny, 1843 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    44. Species Pterocera ignobilis J. Morris & Lycett, 1851 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    45. Species Pterocera striata Piette, 1855 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    46. Species Pterocera supracretacea A. d'Orbigny, 1843 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    47. Species Pterocera tribrachialis Piette, 1855 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
    Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.</em> 1: 63-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13585626
    page(s): 72 [details] 
    MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pterocera Lamarck, 1799. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204193 on 2025-05-13
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    2001-11-17 14:06:08Z
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    Vanden Berghe, Edward
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    Bouchet, Philippe
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    Bouchet, Philippe
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    Bouchet, Philippe
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    Auffenberg, Kurt

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    original description Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.</em> 1: 63-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13585626
    page(s): 72 [details] 

    additional source Gill, T. (1870). On the Pterocerae of Lamarck, and their mutual relations. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 5(3): 120-139., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15978960 [details] 
    To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pteroceras) (from synonym Pteroceras [sic])
    To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pteroceras) (from synonym Pteroceras Link, 1807)
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