WoRMS name details
Trochus niloticus Linnaeus, 1767
216345 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216345)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1227 [details]
page(s): 1227 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Trochus niloticus Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216345 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
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Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1227 [details]
page(s): 1227 [details]
Other
additional source
Martens, E. von. (1867). Conchological gleanings. V. On the different ages of <i>Trochus niloticus</i>, L., and <i>Tr. maximus</i>, Koch. VI. On the species of <i>Argonauta</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History; Zoology, Botany, and Geology, Series 3.</em> 20(13)(116): 97-106., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22222569 [details]
additional source Martens, E. von. (1867). Über <i>Trochus niloticus</i> und <i>Tr. maximus</i> in verschienden Altenzuständen. <em>Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 1867: 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7915029 [details]
additional source Gardner, J. (1948). Bringing in the <i>Trochus</i> in the Palau Islands. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 61(3): 73-75., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284773 [details]
additional source Martens, E. von. (1867). Über <i>Trochus niloticus</i> und <i>Tr. maximus</i> in verschienden Altenzuständen. <em>Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 1867: 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7915029 [details]
additional source Gardner, J. (1948). Bringing in the <i>Trochus</i> in the Palau Islands. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 61(3): 73-75., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284773 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | pearly top shellNile trochusNile topsnailcommercial trochus | [details] |
| German | Riesen-Kreiselschnecke | [details] |
| Japanese | サラサバテイ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (233 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 19 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 103764 Lateral)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (233 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 19 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 103764 Lateral)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
