WoRMS name details

Strombus galeatus Swainson, 1823

565386 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:565386)

 unaccepted (original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Swainson, W. (1823). The specific characters of several undescribed shells. <em>The Philosophical Magazine and Journal.</em> 62(308): 401-403., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15525745
page(s): 401 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Strombus galeatus Swainson, 1823. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565386 on 2026-07-09
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2011-03-20 18:41:41Z
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2020-04-02 07:16:44Z
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Nomenclature

original description Swainson, W. (1823). The specific characters of several undescribed shells. <em>The Philosophical Magazine and Journal.</em> 62(308): 401-403., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15525745
page(s): 401 [details] 

Other

context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
LanguageName 
English giant East Pacific conchgaleate conch  [details]
German Ostpazifische Riesen-FlügelschneckeOstpazifische RiesenFechterschnecke  [details]