WoRMS name details
Cantharus fumosus (Dillwyn, 1817)
208034 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208034)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Buccinum fumosum Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899
page(s): 629 [details]
page(s): 629 [details]
Description Thick shell, up to 4 cm, with tall spire and large body whorl, upper whorls separated by deep sutures, and the entire...
Description Thick shell, up to 4 cm, with tall spire and large body whorl, upper whorls separated by deep sutures, and the entire surface sculptured by numerous transverse grooves and spiral ridges. Columella narrow and outer lip crenulate. Colour variable, often brown with a faint band on body whorl, or entirely yellow or orange. Aperture white. Habitat: under boulders in lower eulittoral. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cantharus fumosus (Dillwyn, 1817). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208034 on 2025-11-29
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Nomenclature
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(of Buccinum fumosum Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899
page(s): 629 [details]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 629 [details]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises. [Contribution to the study of the fauna of Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Fauna of the French colonies.]. <em>Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales.</em> 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Paris. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises. [Contribution to the study of the fauna of Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Fauna of the French colonies.]. <em>Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales.</em> 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Paris. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Thick shell, up to 4 cm, with tall spire and large body whorl, upper whorls separated by deep sutures, and the entire surface sculptured by numerous transverse grooves and spiral ridges. Columella narrow and outer lip crenulate. Colour variable, often brown with a faint band on body whorl, or entirely yellow or orange. Aperture white. Habitat: under boulders in lower eulittoral. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]Publication date Year of descrition from Dautzenberg, 1929 [details]
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