WoRMS taxon details
Reticutriton pfeifferianus (Reeve, 1844)
476566 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:476566)
accepted
Species
Cymatium bayeri van Regteren Altena, 1942 † · unaccepted
Cymatium pfeifferianum (Reeve, 1844) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Eutritonium pfeifferianum (Reeve, 1844) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Gutturnium gracile (Reeve, 1844) · unaccepted
Triton gracilis Reeve, 1844 · unaccepted (synonym)
Triton pfeifferianus Reeve, 1844 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Triton pfeifferianus Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Triton</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pls 1-20 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 1-4, March 1844; 5-8, April 1844; 9-12, May 1844; 13-19, June 1844; 20, August 1844]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937195#page/107/mode/1up [details]
Note Not stated in the original description
Type locality Not stated in the original description [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Reticutriton pfeifferianus (Reeve, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476566 on 2026-06-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Triton gracilis Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Triton</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pls 1-20 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 1-4, March 1844; 5-8, April 1844; 9-12, May 1844; 13-19, June 1844; 20, August 1844]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937195#page/107/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Triton pfeifferianus Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Triton</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pls 1-20 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 1-4, March 1844; 5-8, April 1844; 9-12, May 1844; 13-19, June 1844; 20, August 1844]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937195#page/107/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Cymatium (Gutturnium) bayeri van Regteren Altena, 1942 †) Regteren Altena, C. O. van. (1942). The marine Mollusca of the Kendeng beds (east Java). Gastropoda part IV (Families Cassididae - Ficidae inclusive). <em>Leidsche Geologische Mededeelingen.</em> 13 (1): 89-120.
page(s): 104 [details]
basis of record Beu, A. G. (2010). Neogene tonnoidean gastropods of tropical and South America: contributions to the Dominican Republic and Panama paleontology projects and uplift of the Central American isthmus. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 377-378: 1-550, pls. 1-79., available online at https://bap.priweb2.org/downloads/pubs/item_pdf_5607.pdf [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Triton pfeifferianus Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Triton</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pls 1-20 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 1-4, March 1844; 5-8, April 1844; 9-12, May 1844; 13-19, June 1844; 20, August 1844]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937195#page/107/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Cymatium (Gutturnium) bayeri van Regteren Altena, 1942 †) Regteren Altena, C. O. van. (1942). The marine Mollusca of the Kendeng beds (east Java). Gastropoda part IV (Families Cassididae - Ficidae inclusive). <em>Leidsche Geologische Mededeelingen.</em> 13 (1): 89-120.
page(s): 104 [details]
basis of record Beu, A. G. (2010). Neogene tonnoidean gastropods of tropical and South America: contributions to the Dominican Republic and Panama paleontology projects and uplift of the Central American isthmus. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 377-378: 1-550, pls. 1-79., available online at https://bap.priweb2.org/downloads/pubs/item_pdf_5607.pdf [details] Available for editors
Other
additional source
Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
page(s): 34, pl. 21, fig. 6 [details]
page(s): 34, pl. 21, fig. 6 [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Not stated in the original description [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cymatium pfeifferianum (Reeve, 1844))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Triton gracilis Reeve, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Triton pfeifferianus Reeve, 1844)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Reticutriton pfeifferianus)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Triton pfeifferianus Reeve, 1844)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Reticutriton pfeifferianus (Reeve, 1844) Philippines, Central Visayas, Cebu, Olango...
To Malacopics (Reticutriton pfeifferianus (Reeve, 1844) Thailand, Phuket, collected March 1990, ex...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cymatium pfeifferianum (Reeve, 1844))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cymatium pfeifferianum (Reeve, 1844))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Triton gracilis Reeve, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Triton pfeifferianus Reeve, 1844)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Reticutriton pfeifferianus)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Triton pfeifferianus Reeve, 1844)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Reticutriton pfeifferianus (Reeve, 1844) Philippines, Central Visayas, Cebu, Olango...
To Malacopics (Reticutriton pfeifferianus (Reeve, 1844) Thailand, Phuket, collected March 1990, ex...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cymatium pfeifferianum (Reeve, 1844))