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Trochus niloticus Linnaeus, 1767

216345 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216345)

 unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1227 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Trochus niloticus Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed through: Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stepien, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced%20/aphia.php/api-docs/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216345 on 2026-09-05
Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2026). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Trochus niloticus Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216345 on 2026-09-05
Date
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by
2001-12-06 17:00:29Z
created
2002-07-21 12:48:32Z
changed
2010-01-29 10:28:24Z
changed
2014-06-08 07:10:43Z
checked
2018-05-06 14:27:23Z
changed
2022-12-27 17:58:31Z
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1227 [details] 

additional source Gardner, J. (1948). Bringing in the <i>Trochus</i> in the Palau Islands. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 61(3): 73-75., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284773 [details] 

additional source Martens, E. von. (1867). Conchological gleanings. V. On the different ages of <i>Trochus niloticus</i>, L., and <i>Tr. maximus</i>, Koch. VI. On the species of <i>Argonauta</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History; Zoology, Botany, and Geology, Series 3.</em> 20(13)(116): 97-106., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22222569 [details] 

additional source Martens, E. von. (1867). Über <i>Trochus niloticus</i> und <i>Tr. maximus</i> in verschienden Altenzuständen. <em>Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 1867: 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7915029 [details] 
 
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