African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Vertagus vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767)

AfReMaS name details

Vertagus vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767)

AphiaID

215126 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215126)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Rhinoclavis vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Rank

Species

Parent

Vertagus Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Rhinoclavis Swainson, 1840

Original name

Murex vertagus Linnaeus, 1767

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1225 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vertagus vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767). 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=215126 on 2025-12-16

Regional species database citation

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. Vertagus vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215126 on 2025-12-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2001-11-30 17:20:53Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2002-07-21 12:48:32Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2010-04-30 06:01:06Z

changed

Tran, Bastien

2024-01-22 18:43:46Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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Documented distribution (2)

original description (of ) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1225 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality