WoRMS taxon details
Latissistrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1590970 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1590970)
accepted
Species
Lambis picta Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Pterocera alata Schumacher, 1817 · unaccepted
Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Solidistrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Strombus (Latissistrombus) latissimus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Strombus (Tricornis) latissimus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Strombus latissimus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Strombus latissimus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Latissistrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1590970 on 2026-05-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Strombus latissimus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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original description (of Lambis picta Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Pterocera alata Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329 [details]
page(s): 745 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Lambis picta Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Pterocera alata Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329 [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | widest Pacific conch [from synonym]wide-mouthed conch [from synonym]heavy frog conch [from synonym]broad Pacific conch [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Breite Flügelschnecke [from synonym]Breite Fechterschnecke [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | ゴホウラ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (68 publications) (from synonym Strombus latissimus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Strombus latissimus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Sinustrombus latissimus DWARF) (from synonym Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Sinustrombus latissimus FREAK) (from synonym Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Sinustrombus latissimus GIANT) (from synonym Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Sinustrombus latissimus YOUNG) (from synonym Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Sinustrombus latissimus) (from synonym Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Latissistrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Strombus latissimus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Strombus latissimus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Sinustrombus latissimus DWARF) (from synonym Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Sinustrombus latissimus FREAK) (from synonym Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Sinustrombus latissimus GIANT) (from synonym Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Sinustrombus latissimus YOUNG) (from synonym Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Sinustrombus latissimus) (from synonym Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Latissistrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Strombus latissimus Linnaeus, 1758)
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