WoRMS taxon details
Trochactaeon giganteus (J. De C. Sowerby, 1832) †
1630080 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1630080)
accepted
Species
Actaeonella (Trochactaeon) gigantea (J. De C. Sowerby, 1832) † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Tornatella gigantea J. De C. Sowerby, 1832 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Trochactaeon giganteus giganteus (J. De C. Sowerby, 1832) †
- Subspecies Trochactaeon giganteus subglobosus (Münster, 1844) † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, junior homonym of Tornatella subglobosa Grateloup, 1828)
- Variety Trochactaeon giganteus var. galloprovincialis Cossmann, 1897 † accepted as Trochactaeon galloprovincialis Cossmann, 1896 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Variety Trochactaeon giganteus var. intermedia Choffat, 1901 † accepted as Trochactaeon intermedius Choffat, 1901 † (superseded rank; incorrect gender)
- Variety Trochactaeon giganteus var. ouremensis Choffat, 1901 † accepted as Trochactaeon ouremensis Choffat, 1901 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Variety Trochactaeon giganteus var. ventricosus Hojnos, 1921 † accepted as Trochactaeon ventricosus Hojnos, 1921 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Tornatella gigantea J. De C. Sowerby, 1832 †) Sowerby, J. De C. (1832). Table of Fossils found in the Gosau Deposit and its Equivalents in the Alps. In: Sedgwick, A. & Murchison, R. I. (eds), A sketch of the structure of the Eastern Alps; with sections through the newer formations on the northern flanks of the chain, and through the Tertiary deposits of Styria. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London, 2nd series.</em> 3(2): 417-420, pls. 35-40., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36239676
page(s): pl. 38, fig. 9 [details]
page(s): pl. 38, fig. 9 [details]
Type locality contained in Austria
type locality contained in Austria [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Trochactaeon giganteus (J. De C. Sowerby, 1832) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1630080 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
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(of Tornatella gigantea J. De C. Sowerby, 1832 †) Sowerby, J. De C. (1832). Table of Fossils found in the Gosau Deposit and its Equivalents in the Alps. In: Sedgwick, A. & Murchison, R. I. (eds), A sketch of the structure of the Eastern Alps; with sections through the newer formations on the northern flanks of the chain, and through the Tertiary deposits of Styria. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London, 2nd series.</em> 3(2): 417-420, pls. 35-40., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36239676
page(s): pl. 38, fig. 9 [details]
basis of record Cossmann, M. (1897). Observations sur quelques coquilles crétaciques recueillies en France. <em>Association Française pour l'avancement des sciences.</em> 25(2): 243-269., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k201185m/f246.item
page(s): 246 [details]
page(s): pl. 38, fig. 9 [details]
basis of record Cossmann, M. (1897). Observations sur quelques coquilles crétaciques recueillies en France. <em>Association Française pour l'avancement des sciences.</em> 25(2): 243-269., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k201185m/f246.item
page(s): 246 [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
