WoRMS taxon details
Vanikoro japonica Pilsbry, 1895
714401 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:714401)
accepted
Species
Fossar fenestratus A. Adams, 1863 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
invalid: junior homonym of Fossarus fenestratus Deshayes, 1857
Vanikoro fenestrata (A. Adams, 1863) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Pilsbry, H. A. (1895). <i>Catalogue of the marine shells of Japan with descriptions of new species and notes on others collected by Frederick Stearns</i>. F. Stearns, Detroit, viii + 196 pp, 11 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41228
page(s): 70, pl. 1, fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 70, pl. 1, fig. 5 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Vanikoro japonica Pilsbry, 1895. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714401 on 2026-01-20
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Nomenclature
original description
Pilsbry, H. A. (1895). <i>Catalogue of the marine shells of Japan with descriptions of new species and notes on others collected by Frederick Stearns</i>. F. Stearns, Detroit, viii + 196 pp, 11 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41228
page(s): 70, pl. 1, fig. 5 [details]
original description (of Fossar fenestratus A. Adams, 1863) Adams, A. (1863). On the genera and species of Fossaridae found in Japan. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1863) 31: 110-113., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681422
page(s): 110 [details]
page(s): 70, pl. 1, fig. 5 [details]
original description (of Fossar fenestratus A. Adams, 1863) Adams, A. (1863). On the genera and species of Fossaridae found in Japan. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1863) 31: 110-113., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681422
page(s): 110 [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヤグラシロネズミ [from synonym] | [details] |
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 56873) (from synonym Vanikoro fenestrata (A. Adams, 1863))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Vanikoro fenestrata (A. Adams, 1863))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Vanikoro fenestrata (A. Adams, 1863))
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym