original description
Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899
page(s): 582 [details]
additional source
Beu, A. G. (2005) Neogene fossil tonnoidean gastropods of Indonesia. Scripta Geologica 130, p. 1-186, pp. 166, figs. 327
page(s): 118 [details]
additional source
Vos, C. (2005c) Notes on Tonnidae of the <i>T. variegata</i> complex and <i>T. chinensis</i> complex, with descriptions of four new species (Gastropoda: Tonnidae). <i>Visaya</i> 1(5): 45-62. [November 2005]
page(s): 47 [details]
subsequent type designation
Vos, C. (2007) A conchological Iconography (No. 13) - The family Tonnidae. 123 pp., 30 numb. plus 41 (1 col.) un-numb. text-figs, 33 maps., 63 col. pls, Conchbooks, Germany
page(s): 77 [details]
From other sources
Neotype C. Vos 25-4-2011:
Dillwyn (1817 2: 585) refers to Chemnitz, 1795, who had introduced the name Buccinum dolium australe seu chinense for this species. (Name unavailable as non-binominal).
There currently is no reference as to the whereabouts of the original shell which was used for the drawing in Chemnitz, 1795.
Vos (2007:77) designated a neotype from specimens from his collection. The neotype was deposited at MNHN (coll. nbr. 9509) [details]
Taxonomy The species currently referred to as Tonna chinensis (Dillwyn, 1817) was referred to as Buccinum chinense Dillwyn, 1817 by (a. o.) Wood (1825:103) [details]
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