WoRMS name details
Triton philomelae R. B. Watson, 1881
476945 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:476945)
unaccepted (superseded combination)
Species
Triton Montfort, 1810 accepted as Charonia Gistel, 1847
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Watson, R.B. (1881). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part VII. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology.</em> 15: 245-274., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38644516
page(s): 268 [details]
page(s): 268 [details]
Type locality contained in Tristan Da Cunha Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Tristan Da Cunha Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Triton philomelae R. B. Watson, 1881. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476945 on 2026-08-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Watson, R.B. (1881). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part VII. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology.</em> 15: 245-274., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38644516
page(s): 268 [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
page(s): 204 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 268 [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
page(s): 204 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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