WoRMS name details
Strombus fusiformis G. B. Sowerby II, 1842
215355 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215355)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1842). Monograph of the genus <i>Strombus</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 1 (1): 25-39, pls 6-10. London, privately published. [May]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076221
page(s): 31, pl. 9 figs 91-92 [details]
page(s): 31, pl. 9 figs 91-92 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Strombus fusiformis G. B. Sowerby II, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215355 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1842). Monograph of the genus <i>Strombus</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 1 (1): 25-39, pls 6-10. London, privately published. [May]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076221
page(s): 31, pl. 9 figs 91-92 [details]
basis of record Walls, J. G. (1980). <i>Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae</i>. <em>Hong Kong: TFH Publications.</em> [details]
page(s): 31, pl. 9 figs 91-92 [details]
basis of record Walls, J. G. (1980). <i>Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae</i>. <em>Hong Kong: TFH Publications.</em> [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Kilburn R.N. (1974). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (3): Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, with descriptions of new taxa of Naticidae, Fasciolariidae, Magilidae, Volutomitridae and Turridae. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 22: 187-220. [details] Available for editors
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Other
additional source
Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 44. [details]
additional source Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
page(s): 44. [details]
additional source Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]




