WoRMS taxon details
Ranularia sinensis (Reeve, 1844)
476560 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:476560)
accepted
Species
Cymatium (Ranularia) sinense (Reeve, 1844) · unaccepted
Cymatium (Ranularia) sinense sinense (Reeve, 1844) · unaccepted
Ranularia sinensis defrenata Iredale, 1936 · unaccepted (synonym)
Triton sinensis Reeve, 1844 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
- Subspecies Ranularia sinensis defrenata Iredale, 1936 accepted as Ranularia sinensis (Reeve, 1844) (synonym)
marine
(of Triton sinensis Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Triton</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pls 1-20 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 1-4, March 1844; 5-8, April 1844; 9-12, May 1844; 13-19, June 1844; 20, August 1844]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937195#page/107/mode/1up [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Ranularia sinensis (Reeve, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476560 on 2026-07-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Triton sinensis Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Triton</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pls 1-20 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 1-4, March 1844; 5-8, April 1844; 9-12, May 1844; 13-19, June 1844; 20, August 1844]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937195#page/107/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Ranularia sinensis defrenata Iredale, 1936) Iredale, T. (1936). Australian molluscan notes, no. 2. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24 [7 April 1936]., available online at https://journals.australianmuseum.net.au/iredale-1936-rec-aust-mus-195-267340/
page(s): 308, pl. 23 fig. 2 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Beu, A. G. (1999). Ranellidae, Bursidae and Personidae (Gastropoda: Tonnoidea) of Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Honshu, Japan. <em>Journal of the Malacozoological Association of Yamaguchi: The Yuriyagai 7: 1–91.</em>
page(s): 41, fig. 76-79 [details]
original description (of Ranularia sinensis defrenata Iredale, 1936) Iredale, T. (1936). Australian molluscan notes, no. 2. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24 [7 April 1936]., available online at https://journals.australianmuseum.net.au/iredale-1936-rec-aust-mus-195-267340/
page(s): 308, pl. 23 fig. 2 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Beu, A. G. (1999). Ranellidae, Bursidae and Personidae (Gastropoda: Tonnoidea) of Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Honshu, Japan. <em>Journal of the Malacozoological Association of Yamaguchi: The Yuriyagai 7: 1–91.</em>
page(s): 41, fig. 76-79 [details]
Other
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 | ゾウガイ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Triton sinensis Reeve, 1844)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cymatium (Ranularia) sinense (Reeve, 1844))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Malacopics (Ranularia sinensis (Reeve, 1844) Taiwan, Kaohsiung, by trawling, at 36-75 m depth, ...
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cymatium (Ranularia) sinense (Reeve, 1844))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Malacopics (Ranularia sinensis (Reeve, 1844) Taiwan, Kaohsiung, by trawling, at 36-75 m depth, ...
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