WoRMS taxon details
Aliger gigas (Linnaeus, 1758)
1429769 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1429769)
accepted
Species
Eustrombus gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Lobatus gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Strombus (Eustrombus) gigas Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Strombus canaliculatus Burry, 1949 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Strombus gigas verrilli McGinty, 1946 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Strombus horridus M. Smith, 1940 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Strombus lucifer Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Strombus samba Clench, 1937 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Aliger gigas (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1429769 on 2026-07-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 745 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Strombus canaliculatus Burry, 1949) Burry, L. A. (1949). A new Strombus species. <em>Shell Notes [Frank Lyman, Lantana, Florida].</em> 2 (7-9): 106-109. [details]
original description (of Strombus samba Clench, 1937) Clench, W. J. (1937). Descriptions of new land and marine shells from the Bahama Islands. <em>Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club.</em> 16: 17-26, pl. 1. [details]
original description (of Strombus horridus M. Smith, 1940) Smith, M. (1940). <i>Worldwide Sea Shells</i>. <em>Tropical Photographic Laboratory, Winter Park, Florida.</em> xviii + 130 pp.
page(s): 131 [details]
original description (of Strombus lucifer Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Strombus gigas verrilli McGinty, 1946) McGinty, T. L. (1946). A new Florida <i>Strombus</i>, <i>S. gigas verrilli</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 60(2): 46-48, pl. 5, figs. 2-3, pl. 6, figs. 7-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523725 [details]
basis of record Maxwell S.J., Dekkers A.M., Rymer T.L. & Congdon B.C. (2020). Towards resolving the American and West African Strombidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Neostromboidae) using integrated taxonomy. <em>The Festivus.</em> 52(1): 3-38., available online at https://doi.org/10.54173/f521003
page(s): 19, fig. 5B [details]
page(s): 745 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Strombus canaliculatus Burry, 1949) Burry, L. A. (1949). A new Strombus species. <em>Shell Notes [Frank Lyman, Lantana, Florida].</em> 2 (7-9): 106-109. [details]
original description (of Strombus samba Clench, 1937) Clench, W. J. (1937). Descriptions of new land and marine shells from the Bahama Islands. <em>Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club.</em> 16: 17-26, pl. 1. [details]
original description (of Strombus horridus M. Smith, 1940) Smith, M. (1940). <i>Worldwide Sea Shells</i>. <em>Tropical Photographic Laboratory, Winter Park, Florida.</em> xviii + 130 pp.
page(s): 131 [details]
original description (of Strombus lucifer Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Strombus gigas verrilli McGinty, 1946) McGinty, T. L. (1946). A new Florida <i>Strombus</i>, <i>S. gigas verrilli</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 60(2): 46-48, pl. 5, figs. 2-3, pl. 6, figs. 7-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523725 [details]
basis of record Maxwell S.J., Dekkers A.M., Rymer T.L. & Congdon B.C. (2020). Towards resolving the American and West African Strombidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Neostromboidae) using integrated taxonomy. <em>The Festivus.</em> 52(1): 3-38., available online at https://doi.org/10.54173/f521003
page(s): 19, fig. 5B [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | queen conch [from synonym]pink conch [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Riesen-Flügelschnecke [from synonym]Riesen-Fechterschnecke [from synonym]Große Fechterschnecke [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes) (from synonym Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Eustrombus gigas (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Strombus canaliculatus Burry, 1949)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (491 publications) (from synonym Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Strombus samba Clench, 1937)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aliger gigas)
To GenBank (68 nucleotides; 74 proteins)
To GenBank (68 nucleotides; 74 proteins) (from synonym Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Lobatus gigas (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Aliger gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata)
To Malacopics (Aliger gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) Dominican Republic, Samana, Bahia de Samana, Cayo Lev...
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 471555 Pearls) (from synonym Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 048134) (from synonym Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Eustrombus gigas (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Strombus canaliculatus Burry, 1949)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (491 publications) (from synonym Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Strombus samba Clench, 1937)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aliger gigas)
To GenBank (68 nucleotides; 74 proteins)
To GenBank (68 nucleotides; 74 proteins) (from synonym Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Lobatus gigas (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Aliger gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata)
To Malacopics (Aliger gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) Dominican Republic, Samana, Bahia de Samana, Cayo Lev...
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 471555 Pearls) (from synonym Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 048134) (from synonym Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758)
.jpg "To Malacopics (Aliger gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) Dominican Republic, Samana, Bahia de Samana, Cayo Lev...")
