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Abbott, R. T. & Dance, S. P. (1986). Compendium of sea shells. American Malacologists, Inc: Melbourne, Florida.
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Abbott, R. T. & Dance, S. P.
1986
<i>Compendium of sea shells</i>. American Malacologists, Inc: Melbourne, Florida
Publication
Bullia J. E. Gray, 1833 (basis of record)
Bursa crumena f. crumena (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Bufonaria crumena (Lamarck, 1816) (basis of record)
Bursa crumena f. foliata (Broderip, 1825) accepted as Bufonaria foliata (Broderip, 1825) (basis of record)
Cassidula rugata (Menke, 1843) (basis of record)
Cerion (Umbonis) felis Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1896 accepted as Cerion felis Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1895 (basis of record)
Cerion clappii (Maynard, 1913) accepted as Cerion laeve Plate, 1907 (basis of record)
Cerion mayori Bartsch, 1922 (basis of record)
Cerion nanum [sic] accepted as Cerion nana (Maynard, 1889) (basis of record)
Cerion niteloides Dall, 1896 (basis of record)
Cerion proteus (L. Pfeiffer & Gundlach, 1860) (basis of record)
Cerion sisal Clench & Aguayo, 1952 (basis of record)
Cerion tenue [sic] accepted as Cerion gubernatorium (Crosse, 1869) (basis of record)
Chicoreus crocatus (Reeve, 1845) accepted as Chicoreus banksii (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) (basis of record)
Chicoreus stainforthi (Reeve, 1843) accepted as Hexaplex stainforthi (Reeve, 1843) (basis of record)
Collisella striata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) accepted as Patelloida striata Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 (basis of record)
Conus parvulus Link, 1807 accepted as Conus biliosus parvulus Link, 1807 (basis of record)
Cypraea katsuae (Kuroda, 1960) accepted as Palmulacypraea katsuae (Kuroda, 1960) (basis of record)
Cypraea obvelata Lamarck, 1810 accepted as Monetaria obvelata (Lamarck, 1810) (basis of record)
Cypraea picta J. E. Gray, 1824 accepted as Zonaria picta (J. E. Gray, 1824) (basis of record)
Decatopecten langfordi (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938) accepted as Bractechlamys langfordi (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938) (basis of record)
Decatopecten noduliferus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) accepted as Bractechlamys nodulifera (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) (basis of record)
Diminovula sinensis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1874) accepted as Margovula marginata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828) (basis of record)
Diodora rueppellii [sic] accepted as Diodora ruppellii (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835) (basis of record)
Euchelus aspersus (R. A. Philippi, 1846) accepted as Herpetopoma aspersum (R. A. Philippi, 1846) (basis of record)
Fissurella natalensis Krauss, 1848 (additional source)
Homalocantha rota (Mawe, 1823) accepted as Homalocantha anatomica (Perry, 1811) (basis of record)
Hybochelus mysticus (Pilsbry, 1889) accepted as Euchelus mysticus Pilsbry, 1889 (basis of record)
Hyotissa hyotis (Linnaeus, 1758) (additional source)
Latiaxis hindsi (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) accepted as Babelomurex hindsi (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) (basis of record)
Latiaxis japonicus (Dunker, 1882) accepted as Babelomurex japonicus (Dunker, 1882) (basis of record)
Lyropecten subnodosus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835) accepted as Nodipecten subnodosus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835) (basis of record)
Macrarene coronadensis Stohler, 1959 accepted as Macrarene cookeana (Dall, 1918) (basis of record)
Marginella marginata (Born, 1778) accepted as Prunum marginatum (Born, 1778) (basis of record)
Mitra rehderi J. H. Webb, 1958 accepted as Cancilla rehderi (J. H. Webb, 1958) (basis of record)
Murex bellegladensis [sic] accepted as Murex bellegladeensis E. H. Vokes, 1963 † accepted as Vokesimurex bellegladeensis (E. H. Vokes, 1963) accepted as Vokesimurex sallasi (Rehder & Abbott, 1951) (basis of record)
Musculus senhousia (W. H. Benson, 1842) accepted as Arcuatula senhousia (W. H. Benson, 1842) (basis of record)
Mytella falcata (A. d'Orbigny, 1846) accepted as Mytella strigata (Hanley, 1843) (basis of record)
Neocancilla papilio (Link, 1807) (basis of record)
Neritina reclivata (Say, 1822) accepted as Neritina usnea (Röding, 1798) accepted as Vitta usnea (Röding, 1798) (basis of record)
Notoacmea schrenckii (Lischke, 1868) accepted as Nipponacmea schrenckii (Lischke, 1868) (basis of record)
Ocenebra fasciata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) accepted as Inermicosta inermicosta (E. H. Vokes, 1964) (basis of record)
Oliva buloui [sic] accepted as Oliva buelowi G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 (basis of record)
Oocorys caribbaea Clench & Aguayo, 1939 accepted as Oocorys verrillii (Dall, 1889) (basis of record)
Paphia cor (G. B. Sowerby II, 1853) accepted as Protapes cor (G. B. Sowerby II, 1853) (basis of record)
Patella laticostata Blainville, 1825 accepted as Scutellastra laticostata (Blainville, 1825) (basis of record)
Patinopecten yessoensis (J. C. Jay, 1857) accepted as Mizuhopecten yessoensis (J. C. Jay, 1857) (basis of record)
Pecten aspera [sic] accepted as Pecten asper G. B. Sowerby II, 1842 accepted as Serratovola rubicunda (Chenu, 1843) (basis of record)
Phalium microstoma (E. von Martens, 1904) accepted as Semicassis microstoma (E. von Martens, 1904) (basis of record)
Phalium whitworthi Abbott, 1968 accepted as Semicassis whitworthi (Abbott, 1968) (basis of record)
Phos articulatus Hinds, 1844 accepted as Metaphos articulatus (Hinds, 1844) (basis of record)
Phos veraguensis Hinds, 1843 accepted as Antillophos veraguensis (Hinds, 1843) (basis of record)
Phyllonotus erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831) (basis of record)
Phyllonotus pomum f. oculatus (Reeve, 1845) accepted as Phyllonotus oculatus (Reeve, 1845) (basis of record)
Planaxis nigra Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Supplanaxis niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) (basis of record)
Plicifusus kroyeri (Møller, 1842) (additional source)
Polinices conicus (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Conuber conicum (Lamarck, 1822) (basis of record)
Polinices tumidus (Swainson, 1840) accepted as Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Pollia fragaria (W. Wood, 1828) accepted as Clivipollia fragaria (W. Wood, 1828) (basis of record)
Pteria avicula [sic] accepted as Pteria avicular (Holten, 1802) (basis of record)
Pteropurpura adunca (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) accepted as Ocinebrellus falcatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) (basis of record)
Pterynotus vespertilio (Kira, 1959) accepted as Timbellus vespertilio (Kira, 1959) (basis of record)
Purpura patula (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Plicopurpura patula (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Quoyula madreporarum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) accepted as Galeropsis monodonta (Blainville, 1832) (basis of record)
Rhinoclavis articulata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) (basis of record)
Rhinoclavis aspera (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Rhinoclavis kochi (R. A. Philippi, 1848) (additional source)
Rhinoclavis sinensis (Gmelin, 1791) (basis of record)
Rhinoclavis vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767) (basis of record)
Scutus anatinus (Donovan, 1820) (basis of record)
Scutus elongatus (Blainville, 1817) accepted as Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1810 (source of synonymy)
Scutus unguis (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Semipallium tigris (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Semipallium flavicans (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Siratus gallinago (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) accepted as Vokesimurex gallinago (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) (basis of record)
Spisula solidissima similis (Say, 1822) accepted as Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817) (basis of record)
Subcancilla calodinota (S. S. Berry, 1960) (basis of record)
Subcancilla erythrogramma (Tomlin, 1931) (basis of record)
Thais coronata (A. Adams, 1853) accepted as Pinaxia coronata A. Adams, 1851 (additional source)
Thais kieneri [sic] accepted as Thais kienerii (Deshayes, 1844) accepted as Reishia bitubercularis (Lamarck, 1822) (basis of record)
Theodoxus oualaniense (Lesson, 1831) accepted as Clithon oualaniense (Lesson, 1831) (basis of record)
Trachycardium enode (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) accepted as Vasticardium elongatum enode (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) accepted as Vasticardium enode (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) (basis of record)
Trachycardium orbita (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) accepted as Vasticardium orbita (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (basis of record)
Urosalpinx fusulus (Brocchi, 1814) accepted as Orania fusulus (Brocchi, 1814) (basis of record)
Bursa crumena f. crumena (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Bufonaria crumena (Lamarck, 1816) (basis of record)
Bursa crumena f. foliata (Broderip, 1825) accepted as Bufonaria foliata (Broderip, 1825) (basis of record)
Cassidula rugata (Menke, 1843) (basis of record)
Cerion (Umbonis) felis Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1896 accepted as Cerion felis Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1895 (basis of record)
Cerion clappii (Maynard, 1913) accepted as Cerion laeve Plate, 1907 (basis of record)
Cerion mayori Bartsch, 1922 (basis of record)
Cerion nanum [sic] accepted as Cerion nana (Maynard, 1889) (basis of record)
Cerion niteloides Dall, 1896 (basis of record)
Cerion proteus (L. Pfeiffer & Gundlach, 1860) (basis of record)
Cerion sisal Clench & Aguayo, 1952 (basis of record)
Cerion tenue [sic] accepted as Cerion gubernatorium (Crosse, 1869) (basis of record)
Chicoreus crocatus (Reeve, 1845) accepted as Chicoreus banksii (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) (basis of record)
Chicoreus stainforthi (Reeve, 1843) accepted as Hexaplex stainforthi (Reeve, 1843) (basis of record)
Collisella striata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) accepted as Patelloida striata Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 (basis of record)
Conus parvulus Link, 1807 accepted as Conus biliosus parvulus Link, 1807 (basis of record)
Cypraea katsuae (Kuroda, 1960) accepted as Palmulacypraea katsuae (Kuroda, 1960) (basis of record)
Cypraea obvelata Lamarck, 1810 accepted as Monetaria obvelata (Lamarck, 1810) (basis of record)
Cypraea picta J. E. Gray, 1824 accepted as Zonaria picta (J. E. Gray, 1824) (basis of record)
Decatopecten langfordi (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938) accepted as Bractechlamys langfordi (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938) (basis of record)
Decatopecten noduliferus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) accepted as Bractechlamys nodulifera (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) (basis of record)
Diminovula sinensis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1874) accepted as Margovula marginata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1828) (basis of record)
Diodora rueppellii [sic] accepted as Diodora ruppellii (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835) (basis of record)
Euchelus aspersus (R. A. Philippi, 1846) accepted as Herpetopoma aspersum (R. A. Philippi, 1846) (basis of record)
Fissurella natalensis Krauss, 1848 (additional source)
Homalocantha rota (Mawe, 1823) accepted as Homalocantha anatomica (Perry, 1811) (basis of record)
Hybochelus mysticus (Pilsbry, 1889) accepted as Euchelus mysticus Pilsbry, 1889 (basis of record)
Hyotissa hyotis (Linnaeus, 1758) (additional source)
Latiaxis hindsi (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) accepted as Babelomurex hindsi (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) (basis of record)
Latiaxis japonicus (Dunker, 1882) accepted as Babelomurex japonicus (Dunker, 1882) (basis of record)
Lyropecten subnodosus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835) accepted as Nodipecten subnodosus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835) (basis of record)
Macrarene coronadensis Stohler, 1959 accepted as Macrarene cookeana (Dall, 1918) (basis of record)
Marginella marginata (Born, 1778) accepted as Prunum marginatum (Born, 1778) (basis of record)
Mitra rehderi J. H. Webb, 1958 accepted as Cancilla rehderi (J. H. Webb, 1958) (basis of record)
Murex bellegladensis [sic] accepted as Murex bellegladeensis E. H. Vokes, 1963 † accepted as Vokesimurex bellegladeensis (E. H. Vokes, 1963) accepted as Vokesimurex sallasi (Rehder & Abbott, 1951) (basis of record)
Musculus senhousia (W. H. Benson, 1842) accepted as Arcuatula senhousia (W. H. Benson, 1842) (basis of record)
Mytella falcata (A. d'Orbigny, 1846) accepted as Mytella strigata (Hanley, 1843) (basis of record)
Neocancilla papilio (Link, 1807) (basis of record)
Neritina reclivata (Say, 1822) accepted as Neritina usnea (Röding, 1798) accepted as Vitta usnea (Röding, 1798) (basis of record)
Notoacmea schrenckii (Lischke, 1868) accepted as Nipponacmea schrenckii (Lischke, 1868) (basis of record)
Ocenebra fasciata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) accepted as Inermicosta inermicosta (E. H. Vokes, 1964) (basis of record)
Oliva buloui [sic] accepted as Oliva buelowi G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 (basis of record)
Oocorys caribbaea Clench & Aguayo, 1939 accepted as Oocorys verrillii (Dall, 1889) (basis of record)
Paphia cor (G. B. Sowerby II, 1853) accepted as Protapes cor (G. B. Sowerby II, 1853) (basis of record)
Patella laticostata Blainville, 1825 accepted as Scutellastra laticostata (Blainville, 1825) (basis of record)
Patinopecten yessoensis (J. C. Jay, 1857) accepted as Mizuhopecten yessoensis (J. C. Jay, 1857) (basis of record)
Pecten aspera [sic] accepted as Pecten asper G. B. Sowerby II, 1842 accepted as Serratovola rubicunda (Chenu, 1843) (basis of record)
Phalium microstoma (E. von Martens, 1904) accepted as Semicassis microstoma (E. von Martens, 1904) (basis of record)
Phalium whitworthi Abbott, 1968 accepted as Semicassis whitworthi (Abbott, 1968) (basis of record)
Phos articulatus Hinds, 1844 accepted as Metaphos articulatus (Hinds, 1844) (basis of record)
Phos veraguensis Hinds, 1843 accepted as Antillophos veraguensis (Hinds, 1843) (basis of record)
Phyllonotus erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831) (basis of record)
Phyllonotus pomum f. oculatus (Reeve, 1845) accepted as Phyllonotus oculatus (Reeve, 1845) (basis of record)
Planaxis nigra Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Supplanaxis niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) (basis of record)
Plicifusus kroyeri (Møller, 1842) (additional source)
Polinices conicus (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Conuber conicum (Lamarck, 1822) (basis of record)
Polinices tumidus (Swainson, 1840) accepted as Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Pollia fragaria (W. Wood, 1828) accepted as Clivipollia fragaria (W. Wood, 1828) (basis of record)
Pteria avicula [sic] accepted as Pteria avicular (Holten, 1802) (basis of record)
Pteropurpura adunca (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) accepted as Ocinebrellus falcatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) (basis of record)
Pterynotus vespertilio (Kira, 1959) accepted as Timbellus vespertilio (Kira, 1959) (basis of record)
Purpura patula (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Plicopurpura patula (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Quoyula madreporarum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) accepted as Galeropsis monodonta (Blainville, 1832) (basis of record)
Rhinoclavis articulata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) (basis of record)
Rhinoclavis aspera (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Rhinoclavis kochi (R. A. Philippi, 1848) (additional source)
Rhinoclavis sinensis (Gmelin, 1791) (basis of record)
Rhinoclavis vertagus (Linnaeus, 1767) (basis of record)
Scutus anatinus (Donovan, 1820) (basis of record)
Scutus elongatus (Blainville, 1817) accepted as Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1810 (source of synonymy)
Scutus unguis (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Semipallium tigris (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Semipallium flavicans (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Siratus gallinago (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) accepted as Vokesimurex gallinago (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) (basis of record)
Spisula solidissima similis (Say, 1822) accepted as Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817) (basis of record)
Subcancilla calodinota (S. S. Berry, 1960) (basis of record)
Subcancilla erythrogramma (Tomlin, 1931) (basis of record)
Thais coronata (A. Adams, 1853) accepted as Pinaxia coronata A. Adams, 1851 (additional source)
Thais kieneri [sic] accepted as Thais kienerii (Deshayes, 1844) accepted as Reishia bitubercularis (Lamarck, 1822) (basis of record)
Theodoxus oualaniense (Lesson, 1831) accepted as Clithon oualaniense (Lesson, 1831) (basis of record)
Trachycardium enode (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) accepted as Vasticardium elongatum enode (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) accepted as Vasticardium enode (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) (basis of record)
Trachycardium orbita (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) accepted as Vasticardium orbita (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (basis of record)
Urosalpinx fusulus (Brocchi, 1814) accepted as Orania fusulus (Brocchi, 1814) (basis of record)
Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone for Fissurella natalensis Krauss, 1848 (origin: native - non-endemic)
Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Chamaedoris auriculata Børgesen, 1933
Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Chamaedoris auriculata Børgesen, 1933
English crowned baler [from synonym] for Melo aethiopica [sic]
English elongated shell for Rhinoclavis articulata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
English Indian volute for Melo melo ([Lightfoot], 1786)
English rough horn for Rhinoclavis aspera (Linnaeus, 1758)
English Rüppell's keyhole limpet [from synonym] for Diodora rueppellii [sic]
Description
White shell, up to 6cm long, distinctive by absence of slit or apical hole, though there is a small indent in the ... [details]
Spelling
Sowerby's original description used the spelling ruppellii. However, the name honors the German naturalist Eduard ... [details]
Spelling
R. asperum in <139> and R. asper in MacDonald <296>. [details]
synonymy
Pinaxia treated as a subgenus of Thais in Vaught [details]