WoRMS name details
Dendropoma maximum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
207902 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207902)
unaccepted
Species
Serpula maxima Sowerby, 1825 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421 [details]
(of Serpula maxima Sowerby, 1825) Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421
page(s): appendix [details]
(of Serpula maxima Sowerby, 1825) Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421
page(s): appendix [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Dendropoma maximum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207902 on 2025-11-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421 [details]
original description (of Serpula maxima Sowerby, 1825) Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421
page(s): appendix [details]
original description (of Serpula maxima Sowerby, 1825) Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). <i>A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species</i>- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27372421
page(s): appendix [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Kappner, I.; Al-Moghrabi, S.; Richter, C. (2000). Mucus-net feeding by the vermetid gastropod <i>Dendropoma maxima</i> in coral reefs. <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 204: 309-313., available online at http://www.int-res.com/articles/meps/204/m204p309.pdf [details]
Other
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 Keen M. (1961). A proposed reclassification of the gastropod family Vermetidae. <i>Bulletin of the British Museum, Natural History (Zoology)</i>, 7(3): 183-213, pls. 54-55. [February], available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27756384
page(s): 199 [details]
additional source Keen M. (1961). A proposed reclassification of the gastropod family Vermetidae. <i>Bulletin of the British Museum, Natural History (Zoology)</i>, 7(3): 183-213, pls. 54-55. [February], available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27756384
page(s): 199 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Lectotype BMNH [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | フタモチヘビガイ | [details] |
