WoRMS taxon details
Cymbium glans (Gmelin, 1791)
225406 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225406)
accepted
Species
Voluta glans Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Voluta proboscidalis Lamarck, 1811 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine
(of Voluta glans Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3468 [details]
page(s): 3468 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cymbium glans (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225406 on 2025-11-18
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Voluta proboscidalis Lamarck, 1811) Lamarck [J.B.M. de]. (1811). Suite de la détermination des espèces de Mollusques testacés. Volute (<i>Voluta</i>). <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 17: 54-80., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29406851
page(s): 60 [details]
original description (of Voluta glans Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3468 [details]
basis of record Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. <em>ConchBooks, Hackenheim.</em> 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS). [details]
page(s): 60 [details]
original description (of Voluta glans Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3468 [details]
basis of record Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. <em>ConchBooks, Hackenheim.</em> 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS). [details]
Other
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | elephant's snout voluteelephant snout | [details] |
| German | Elefantenschnauzen-Walze | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Conchology (Cymbium glans DWARF)
To Conchology (Cymbium glans GIANT)
To Conchology (Cymbium glans JUVENILE)
To Conchology (Cymbium glans LARGE)
To Conchology (Cymbium glans)
To Malacopics (Cymbium glans (Gmelin, 1791) Senegal, Thies, off Joal, at 10-20 m depth, collected ...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Conchology (Cymbium glans DWARF)
To Conchology (Cymbium glans GIANT)
To Conchology (Cymbium glans JUVENILE)
To Conchology (Cymbium glans LARGE)
To Conchology (Cymbium glans)
To Malacopics (Cymbium glans (Gmelin, 1791) Senegal, Thies, off Joal, at 10-20 m depth, collected ...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection