WoRMS name details
Ianthina (Iodina) megastoma A. Adams, 1861
459432 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:459432)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Species
Ianthina (Iodina) Mörch, 1860 accepted as Janthina Röding, 1798
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Adams, A. (1861). On a supposed new genus and on some new species of pelagic Mollusca. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Series 3, 8: 401–404 [Nov. 1861]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15602430
page(s): 403. [details]
page(s): 403. [details]
Type locality contained in Indian Ocean
type locality contained in Indian Ocean [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ianthina (Iodina) megastoma A. Adams, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=459432 on 2025-04-06
Date
action
by
The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 License
Nomenclature
original description
Adams, A. (1861). On a supposed new genus and on some new species of pelagic Mollusca. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Series 3, 8: 401–404 [Nov. 1861]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15602430
page(s): 403. [details]
page(s): 403. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Laursen, D. 1953. The genus Ianthina: A monograph. Dana Report 38: 1-40, pl. 1. [details]
source of synonymy Beu, A. G. (2017). Evolution of <i>Janthina</i> and <i>Recluzia</i> (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Epitoniidae). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 69(3): 119-222., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.69.2017.1666 [details]
source of synonymy Beu, A. G. (2017). Evolution of <i>Janthina</i> and <i>Recluzia</i> (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Epitoniidae). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 69(3): 119-222., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.69.2017.1666 [details]
Other
subsequent type designation
Beu, A. G. (2017). Evolution of <i>Janthina</i> and <i>Recluzia</i> (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Epitoniidae). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 69(3): 119-222., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.69.2017.1666
note: neotype designation [details]
note: neotype designation [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
