WoRMS

WoRMS name details

Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758)

AphiaID

564736 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:564736)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Latissistrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

Parent

Sinustrombus Bandel, 2007 accepted as Latissistrombus Bandel, 2007

Original name

Strombus latissimus Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names

Lambis picta Röding, 1798 · unaccepted

Pterocera alata Schumacher, 1817 · unaccepted

Strombus (Tricornis) latissimus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Strombus latissimus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564736 on 2026-05-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-03-13 09:11:52Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2022-06-24 12:43:42Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Strombus latissimus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 745 [details] Available for editors

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Other

additional source Liverani V. (2014) The superfamily Stromboidea. Addenda and corrigenda. In: G.T. Poppe, K. Groh & C. Renker (eds), A conchological iconography. pp. 1-54, pls 131-164. Harxheim: Conchbooks. [details]