African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Potamides decollatus (Linnaeus, 1767)

AfReMaS name details

Potamides decollatus (Linnaeus, 1767)

AphiaID

215138 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215138)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Cerithidea decollata (Linnaeus, 1767)

Rank

Species

Parent

Potamides Brongniart, 1810 †

Original name

Murex decollatus Linnaeus, 1767

Environment

marine

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 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Potamides decollatus (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) (2021) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215138 on 2026-05-16

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) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Potamides decollatus (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215138 on 2026-05-16

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

2014-03-21 15:49:54Z

checked

Bouchet, Philippe

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Sources (1)
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 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality