WoRMS taxon details
Terestrombus afrobellatus (Abbott, 1960)
531863 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:531863)
accepted
Species
Strombus (Canarium) terebellatus afrobellatus Abbott, 1960 · unaccepted (basionym)
Terestrombus terebellatus afrobellatus (Abbott, 1960) · unaccepted > superseded rank
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Strombus (Canarium) terebellatus afrobellatus Abbott, 1960) Abbott, R. T. (1960). The genus <i>Strombus</i> in the Indo-Pacific. <em>Indo-pacific Mollusca.</em> 1 (2): 33-146., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49824288
page(s): 88, pl. 61 fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 88, pl. 61 fig. 2 [details]
Type locality contained in Pange Island
type locality contained in Pange Island [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Terestrombus afrobellatus (Abbott, 1960). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531863 on 2026-08-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Strombus (Canarium) terebellatus afrobellatus Abbott, 1960) Abbott, R. T. (1960). The genus <i>Strombus</i> in the Indo-Pacific. <em>Indo-pacific Mollusca.</em> 1 (2): 33-146., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49824288
page(s): 88, pl. 61 fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Liverani V., Dekkers A.M. & Maxwell S.J. (2021). Resolving phylogenetic and classical nomenclature: A revision of <i>Canarium</i> Schumacher, 1817 (Mollusca, Neostromboidae, Strombidae). <em>The Festivus.</em> 53(1): 26-43., available online at https://doi.org/10.54173/f531026
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page(s): 88, pl. 61 fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Liverani V., Dekkers A.M. & Maxwell S.J. (2021). Resolving phylogenetic and classical nomenclature: A revision of <i>Canarium</i> Schumacher, 1817 (Mollusca, Neostromboidae, Strombidae). <em>The Festivus.</em> 53(1): 26-43., available online at https://doi.org/10.54173/f531026
page(s): 35 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 214295) (from synonym Strombus (Canarium) terebellatus afrobellatus Abbott, 1960)
To Conchology (Terestrombus terebellatus afrobellatus) (from synonym Terestrombus terebellatus afrobellatus (Abbott, 1960))
To Malacopics (Terestrombus afrobellatus (Abbott, 1960) Egypt, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Hurghada, Zahat)
To Malacopics (Terestrombus afrobellatus (Abbott, 1960) Mozambique, by diving, at 15 m depth, ex c...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Strombus (Canarium) terebellatus afrobellatus Abbott, 1960)
To Conchology (Terestrombus terebellatus afrobellatus) (from synonym Terestrombus terebellatus afrobellatus (Abbott, 1960))
To Malacopics (Terestrombus afrobellatus (Abbott, 1960) Egypt, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Hurghada, Zahat)
To Malacopics (Terestrombus afrobellatus (Abbott, 1960) Mozambique, by diving, at 15 m depth, ex c...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Strombus (Canarium) terebellatus afrobellatus Abbott, 1960)
