WoRMS name details
Cymbiola (Cymbiola) sophia (Gray, 1846)
385379 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:385379)
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Species
Cymbiola (Cymbiola) Swainson, 1831 represented as Cymbiola Swainson, 1831
marine
(of Voluta sophia Gray, 1846) Gray, J. E. (1847). Description of some new species of marine shells. pp. 355–362, pls. 1, 2, Appendix X, In: J.B. Jukes, <i>Narrative of the surveying voyage of H.M.S. Fly, commanded by Captain F. P. Blackwood, R.N. in Torres Strait, New Guinea, and other islands of the eastern archipelago, during the years 1842–1846</i>: …. T. & W. Boone, London, vol. 2, vii + 362 pp., 12 pls., 1 map [July, fide Sherborn 1923: cxxxiv]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39170841 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cymbiola (Cymbiola) sophia (Gray, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=385379 on 2025-04-24
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(of Voluta sophia Gray, 1846) Gray, J. E. (1847). Description of some new species of marine shells. pp. 355–362, pls. 1, 2, Appendix X, In: J.B. Jukes, <i>Narrative of the surveying voyage of H.M.S. Fly, commanded by Captain F. P. Blackwood, R.N. in Torres Strait, New Guinea, and other islands of the eastern archipelago, during the years 1842–1846</i>: …. T. & W. Boone, London, vol. 2, vii + 362 pp., 12 pls., 1 map [July, fide Sherborn 1923: cxxxiv]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39170841 [details]
basis of record Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. <em>ConchBooks, Hackenheim.</em> 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS). [details]
basis of record Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. <em>ConchBooks, Hackenheim.</em> 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS). [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Synonymy Voluta pellis serpentis Lamarck, 1811 - Indonesia, Irian Jaya - is also considered as synonym of the present species [details]
