WoRMS name details
Triton brasilianum A. A. Gould, 1849
476887 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:476887)
unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Species
Triton Montfort, 1810 accepted as Charonia Gistel, 1847
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gould, A. A. (1849). [Descriptions of new species of shells, brought home by the U. S. Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 83-85, 89-92, 106-108, 118-121 [May 1849], 140-144., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870391
page(s): 142. [details]
page(s): 142. [details]
Type locality contained in Brazilian part of the South Atlantic Ocean
, Note Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
type locality contained in Brazilian part of the South Atlantic Ocean [details]
Type locality Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Triton brasilianum A. A. Gould, 1849. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476887 on 2026-04-26
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Nomenclature
original description
Gould, A. A. (1849). [Descriptions of new species of shells, brought home by the U. S. Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 83-85, 89-92, 106-108, 118-121 [May 1849], 140-144., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870391
page(s): 142. [details]
page(s): 142. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264, pls 1-21 [pp. 1-16, pl. 1 [1840]; 17-208, pls 2-11, 4bis [1841]; 209-264, pls 12-21 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380, pls 22-28 [pp. 1-112, pl. 22 [1842]; 113-128, pl. 23 [1845]; 129-224, pl. 24 [1851]; 225-380, pls 25-28 [1853] [pp. 145-176 missing]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [details]
To NMNH Extant Collection (Triton brasilianum Holotype USNM 5694)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
