MolluscaBase - Voluta ambigua (Solander, 1766) †

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Voluta ambigua (Solander, 1766) †

AphiaID

1698660 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1698660)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Athleta ambiguus (Solander, 1766) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Voluta Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Strombus ambiguus Solander, 1766 †

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Variety Voluta ambigua var. monstrosa J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Athleta monstrosus (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Strombus ambiguus Solander, 1766 †) Brander, G. (1766). Fossilia hantoniensia collecta, et in musaeo britannico deposita. Solander, London, vi + 43 pp., 9 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55519282
page(s): 32, pl. 5, fig. 69 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Voluta ambigua (Solander, 1766) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1698660 on 2025-09-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2023-09-22 15:01:31Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)

original description (of Strombus ambiguus Solander, 1766 †) Brander, G. (1766). Fossilia hantoniensia collecta, et in musaeo britannico deposita. Solander, London, vi + 43 pp., 9 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55519282
page(s): 32, pl. 5, fig. 69 [details]