WoRMS name details
Actaeonella (Trochactaeon) gigantea (J. De C. Sowerby, 1832) †
1741316 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1741316)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
- Variety Actaeonella (Trochactaeon) gigantea var. mexicana Böse, 1923 † accepted as Trochactaeon (Mexicotrochactaeon) burckhardti (Böse, 1923) † represented as Trochactaeon burckhardti (Böse, 1923) † (subjective synonym)
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]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Actaeonella (Trochactaeon) gigantea (J. De C. Sowerby, 1832) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1741316 on 2025-03-31
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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 Böse, E. (1923). Algunas faunas cretácicas de Zacatecas, Durango y Guerrero. <em>Boletín del Instituto Geológico de México.</em> 42: 1-219, 19 pls. [details]
page(s): pl. 38, fig. 9 [details]
basis of record Böse, E. (1923). Algunas faunas cretácicas de Zacatecas, Durango y Guerrero. <em>Boletín del Instituto Geológico de México.</em> 42: 1-219, 19 pls. [details]
