WoRMS name details
Lunatia alderi (Forbes, 1838)
152324 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:152324)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
Lunatia J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Euspira Agassiz, 1837
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Natica alderi Forbes, 1838) Forbes, E. (1838). Malacologia Monensis: a catalogue of the Mollusca inhabiting the Isle of Man and the neighbouring sea. Edinburgh: J. Carfrae and son pp. XII + 63 + 3 pl., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k99078x
page(s): 31-32 [details]
page(s): 31-32 [details]
Taxonomy There is still doubt about the validity of Lunatia alderi. Though Fretter & Graham (1981) are followed in the use of the...
Taxonomy There is still doubt about the validity of Lunatia alderi. Though Fretter & Graham (1981) are followed in the use of the name Lunatia alderi (Forbes, 1838). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lunatia alderi (Forbes, 1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=152324 on 2025-05-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Natica alderi Forbes, 1838) Forbes, E. (1838). Malacologia Monensis: a catalogue of the Mollusca inhabiting the Isle of Man and the neighbouring sea. Edinburgh: J. Carfrae and son pp. XII + 63 + 3 pl., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k99078x
page(s): 31-32 [details]
basis of record Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 31-32 [details]
basis of record Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Identification Lunatia alderi can be confused with the fossil Lunatia hemiclausa. The latter also occurs at the Belgian coast. [details]Taxonomy There is still doubt about the validity of Lunatia alderi. Though Fretter & Graham (1981) are followed in the use of the name Lunatia alderi (Forbes, 1838). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | glanzende tepelhoorn | [details] |
