WoRMS taxon details
Ranularia pyrum (Linnaeus, 1758)
476557 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:476557)
accepted
Species
Cymatium pyrum (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Murex pyrum Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Murex pyrum 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
page(s): 749 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 749 [details] Available for editors
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Ranularia pyrum (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476557 on 2026-05-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex pyrum 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
page(s): 749 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Beu, A. G. (2010). Neogene tonnoidean gastropods of tropical and South America: contributions to the Dominican Republic and Panama paleontology projects and uplift of the Central American isthmus. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 377-378: 1-550, pls. 1-79. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 749 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Beu, A. G. (2010). Neogene tonnoidean gastropods of tropical and South America: contributions to the Dominican Republic and Panama paleontology projects and uplift of the Central American isthmus. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 377-378: 1-550, pls. 1-79. [details] Available for editors
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context source (HKRMS)
Orr J. (1985). Hong Kong seashells. The Urban Council, Hong Kong [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | オオゾウガイ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications) (from synonym Murex pyrum Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Cymatium pyrum (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cymatium pyrum (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Malacopics (Ranularia pyrum (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Eastern Visayas, Samar Island, in sand...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cymatium pyrum (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Cymatium pyrum (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cymatium pyrum (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Malacopics (Ranularia pyrum (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Eastern Visayas, Samar Island, in sand...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cymatium pyrum (Linnaeus, 1758))
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