WoRMS taxon details
Strombus pugilis Linnaeus, 1758
419695 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:419695)
accepted
Species
Drillia actinocycla Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (Described from the protoconch and...)
Described from the protoconch and early whorls of Strombus pugilis
Pyramis crenulata Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Pyramis striata Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Strombus cornutus G. Perry, 1811 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Strombus nicaraguensis Fluck, 1905 · unaccepted (variety)
Strombus pugilis alatus Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Strombus pugilis peculiaris M. Smith, 1940 · unaccepted
Strombus pugilis var. alatus Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Strombus pugilis var. nicaraguensis Fluck, 1905 · unaccepted (variety)
Strombus pyrulatus Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted
Strombus sloani Leach, 1814 · unaccepted
Strombus undulatus Küster, 1845 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Strombus pugilis pugilis Linnaeus, 1758
- Subspecies Strombus pugilis worki Petuch, 1993
- Subspecies Strombus pugilis alatus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Strombus pugilis Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subspecies Strombus pugilis peculiaris M. Smith, 1940 accepted as Strombus pugilis Linnaeus, 1758
- Variety Strombus pugilis var. alatus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Strombus pugilis Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Variety Strombus pugilis var. nicaraguensis Fluck, 1905 accepted as Strombus pugilis Linnaeus, 1758 (variety)
marine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Strombus pugilis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419695 on 2026-10-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Drillia actinocycla Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901) Dall, W. H. & Simpson, C. T. (1901). The Mollusca of Porto Rico. <em>Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission.</em> 20: 351-524, pl. 54-58., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52050068
page(s): 385, pl. 57 fig. 15 [details]
original description (of Strombus pugilis var. nicaraguensis Fluck, 1905) Fluck, W. H. (1905). Shell collecting on the Mosquito Coast, Nicaragua - III. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 19(3): 32-34., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1755605 [details]
original description (of Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Strombus pyrulatus Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433 [details]
original description (of Strombus sloani Leach, 1814) Leach, W. E. (1814-1817). Zoological miscellany: being descriptions of new or interesting animals. <em>London.</em> Vol. 1</i> [1814]. Vol. 2 [1815], Vol. 3 [1817]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/91180 [details]
original description (of Strombus cornutus G. Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832 [details]
original description (of Pyramis crenulata Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Pyramis striata Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]original description (of Drillia actinocycla Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901) Dall, W. H. & Simpson, C. T. (1901). The Mollusca of Porto Rico. <em>Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission.</em> 20: 351-524, pl. 54-58., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52050068
page(s): 385, pl. 57 fig. 15 [details]
original description (of Strombus pugilis var. nicaraguensis Fluck, 1905) Fluck, W. H. (1905). Shell collecting on the Mosquito Coast, Nicaragua - III. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 19(3): 32-34., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1755605 [details]
original description (of Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Strombus pyrulatus Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433 [details]
original description (of Strombus sloani Leach, 1814) Leach, W. E. (1814-1817). Zoological miscellany: being descriptions of new or interesting animals. <em>London.</em> Vol. 1</i> [1814]. Vol. 2 [1815], Vol. 3 [1817]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/91180 [details]
original description (of Strombus cornutus G. Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832 [details]
original description (of Pyramis crenulata Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Pyramis striata Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Colton, H. S. (1905). Sexual dimorphism in <i>Strombus pugilus</i> Linne. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 18(12): 138-139, text-figure 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1817115 [details]
additional source Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 15(1): 49-259, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
page(s): 233 [details]
additional source Guppy, R. J. L. (1866). On the Tertiary Mollusca of Jamaica. <em>The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 22: 281-295, pls. 16-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36164710
page(s): 287 [details]
additional source Guppy, R. J. L. (1877). First sketch of a marine invertebrate fauna of the Gulf of Paria and its neighbourhood. <em>Proceedings of the Scientific Association of Trinidad.</em> 2(3): 134-157., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54078108
page(s): 143 [details]
additional source Guppy, R. J. L. (1879). First sketch of a marine invertebrate fauna of the Gulf of Paria and its neighbourhood. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 2: 151-172., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31584869
page(s): 159 [details]
additional source Guppy, R. J. L. (1895). The Molluska of the Gulf of Paria. <em>Proceedings of the Victoria Institute of Trinidad.</em> Pt. 2: 116-152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54372323
page(s): 134 [details]
additional source Johnson, C. W. (1912). Notes on the variation of <i>Strombus pugilus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 25(10): 109-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1818300 [details]
additional source Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 15(1): 49-259, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
page(s): 233 [details]
additional source Guppy, R. J. L. (1866). On the Tertiary Mollusca of Jamaica. <em>The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 22: 281-295, pls. 16-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36164710
page(s): 287 [details]
additional source Guppy, R. J. L. (1877). First sketch of a marine invertebrate fauna of the Gulf of Paria and its neighbourhood. <em>Proceedings of the Scientific Association of Trinidad.</em> 2(3): 134-157., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54078108
page(s): 143 [details]
additional source Guppy, R. J. L. (1879). First sketch of a marine invertebrate fauna of the Gulf of Paria and its neighbourhood. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 2: 151-172., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31584869
page(s): 159 [details]
additional source Guppy, R. J. L. (1895). The Molluska of the Gulf of Paria. <em>Proceedings of the Victoria Institute of Trinidad.</em> Pt. 2: 116-152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54372323
page(s): 134 [details]
additional source Johnson, C. W. (1912). Notes on the variation of <i>Strombus pugilus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 25(10): 109-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1818300 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | West Indian fighting conchFlorida fighting conch [from synonym]fighting conch | [details] |
| German | Westindische FlügelschneckeWestindische FechterschneckeRote FlügelschneckeRote FechterschneckeFlorida-Flügelschnecke [from synonym]Florida-Fechterschnecke [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes) (from synonym Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (251 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (73 publications) (from synonym Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791)
To Conchology (Strombus alatus) (from synonym Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Strombus alatus) (from synonym Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Strombus pugilis)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791 United States, Florida, Leisey Shell Pit) (from synonym Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791)
To Malacopics (Strombus pugilis Linnaeus, 1758 United States, Florida Keys)
To Malacopics (Strombus pugilis Linnaeus, 1758 United States, Florida Keys)
To Malacopics (Strombus pugilis Linnaeus, 1758 Venezuela, Falcon, Peninsula de Paraguana, Punta Ca...
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 61583 Dorsal) (from synonym Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 61583 Ventral) (from synonym Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Drillia actinocycla Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes) (from synonym Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (251 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (73 publications) (from synonym Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791)
To Conchology (Strombus alatus) (from synonym Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Strombus alatus) (from synonym Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Strombus pugilis)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791 United States, Florida, Leisey Shell Pit) (from synonym Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791)
To Malacopics (Strombus pugilis Linnaeus, 1758 United States, Florida Keys)
To Malacopics (Strombus pugilis Linnaeus, 1758 United States, Florida Keys)
To Malacopics (Strombus pugilis Linnaeus, 1758 Venezuela, Falcon, Peninsula de Paraguana, Punta Ca...
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 61583 Dorsal) (from synonym Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 61583 Ventral) (from synonym Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Drillia actinocycla Dall & C. T. Simpson, 1901)
To ITIS
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