WoRMS taxon details
Lyocyclus elephantus Rubio & Rolán, 2021
1478704 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1478704)
accepted
Species
marine
Rubio, F.; Rolán, E. (2021). A review of Lyocyclidae Thiele, 1925 (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda) from the Indo-Pacific, with the description of one new genus and twenty-eight new species. <em>Iberus.</em> 39(1): 33-96., available online at https://zenodo.org/records/4969122
page(s): 72-73 [details]
page(s): 72-73 [details]
Type locality contained in New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Etymology The specific name (elephantus) alludes to the similarity of the shell with a coiled elephant’s trunk.
Etymology The specific name (elephantus) alludes to the similarity of the shell with a coiled elephant’s trunk. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Lyocyclus elephantus Rubio & Rolán, 2021. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1478704 on 2026-03-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Rubio, F.; Rolán, E. (2021). A review of Lyocyclidae Thiele, 1925 (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda) from the Indo-Pacific, with the description of one new genus and twenty-eight new species. <em>Iberus.</em> 39(1): 33-96., available online at https://zenodo.org/records/4969122
page(s): 72-73 [details]
page(s): 72-73 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Etymology The specific name (elephantus) alludes to the similarity of the shell with a coiled elephant’s trunk. [details]
