WoRMS taxon details
Pisania decollata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
491248 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:491248)
accepted
Species
Triton decollatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of Triton decollatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1833-1834). [Characters of new species of shells from the collection formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1833: 16-22, 34-38 [17 May]; 52-56 [24 May]; 70-74 [20 September]; 82–85 [8 September]; 134-139. [16 April 1834]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859474
page(s): 72 [details]
page(s): 72 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Pisania decollata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=491248 on 2026-03-22
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Triton decollatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1833-1834). [Characters of new species of shells from the collection formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1833: 16-22, 34-38 [17 May]; 52-56 [24 May]; 70-74 [20 September]; 82–85 [8 September]; 134-139. [16 April 1834]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859474
page(s): 72 [details]
page(s): 72 [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Kilburn R.N., Marais J.P. & Fraussen K. (2010) Buccinidae. Pp. 16-52, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
Cernohorsky, W. O. (1971). Indo-Pacific Pisaniinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) and related buccinid genera. <em>Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 8: 137-167., available online at http:// https://www.jstor.org/stable/42906167
page(s): p. 140, figs 13-14, 19, 31. [details]
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 126. [details]
page(s): p. 140, figs 13-14, 19, 31. [details]
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 126. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Conchology (Pisania decollata)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pisania decollata)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Triton decollatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Conchology (Pisania decollata)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pisania decollata)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Triton decollatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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