WoRMS taxon details
Demoulia ventricosa (Lamarck, 1816)
553033 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:553033)
accepted
Species
Buccinum retusum Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted
Cassis globulus Menke, 1829 · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Cassis globulus...)
junior homonym of Cassis globulus Röding, 1798
Demoulia retusa (Lamarck, 1822) · unaccepted
Demoulia ventricosa ventricosa (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted
Nassa obtusa Marrat, 1880 · unaccepted
Nassa retusa (Lamarck, 1822) · unaccepted
Nassa ventricosa Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted (original combination)
- Subspecies Demoulia ventricosa nataliae Kilburn, 1972 accepted as Demoulia nataliae Kilburn, 1972
- Subspecies Demoulia ventricosa ventricosa (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Demoulia ventricosa (Lamarck, 1816)
marine
(of Nassa ventricosa Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278
page(s): 1, pl. 394 figs 3a-b. [details]
page(s): 1, pl. 394 figs 3a-b. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Demoulia ventricosa (Lamarck, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=553033 on 2025-05-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Buccinum retusum Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433
page(s): 270 [details]
original description (of Cassis globulus Menke, 1829) Menke, C. T. (1829). <i>Verzeichniss der Ansehnlichen Conchylien-Sammlung des Freiherrn von den Malsburg.</i> Pyrmont: Heinrich Gelpte. vi + 123 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59015752
page(s): 37. [details]
original description (of Nassa obtusa Marrat, 1880) Marrat, F. (1880). On the varieties of the shells belonging to the genus <i>Nassa</i>, Lam. Liverpool, privately printed, 104 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42384
page(s): 68. [details]
original description (of Nassa ventricosa Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278
page(s): 1, pl. 394 figs 3a-b. [details]
basis of record Cernohorsky, W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 14: i-iv, 1-356. [published 12 July 1984]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59858109 [details]
page(s): 270 [details]
original description (of Cassis globulus Menke, 1829) Menke, C. T. (1829). <i>Verzeichniss der Ansehnlichen Conchylien-Sammlung des Freiherrn von den Malsburg.</i> Pyrmont: Heinrich Gelpte. vi + 123 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59015752
page(s): 37. [details]
original description (of Nassa obtusa Marrat, 1880) Marrat, F. (1880). On the varieties of the shells belonging to the genus <i>Nassa</i>, Lam. Liverpool, privately printed, 104 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42384
page(s): 68. [details]
original description (of Nassa ventricosa Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278
page(s): 1, pl. 394 figs 3a-b. [details]
basis of record Cernohorsky, W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 14: i-iv, 1-356. [published 12 July 1984]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59858109 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Rolán E. & Ryall P. (1999). Checklist of the Angolan marine molluscs = Lista de los moluscos marinos de Angola. <em>Reseñas Malacológicas (Sociedad Española de Malacología).</em> 10: 1-132. [details]
Other
additional source
Kilburn, R. N. (1972). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (2), with the description of new species and subspecies of <i>Conus</i>, <i>Nassarius</i>, <i>Vexillum</i> and <i>Demoulia</i>. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 21(2): 391-437., available online at https://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/AJA03040798_664
page(s): 418 [details] Available for editors
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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): 118 [details]
page(s): 418 [details] Available for editors
[request]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): 118 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Cassis globulus Menke, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Demoulia retusa (Lamarck, 1822))
To Malacopics (Demoulia ventricosa (Lamarck, 1816) South Africa, Western Cape, False Bay, by SCUBA...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Demoulia ventricosa ventricosa (Lamarck, 1816))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Demoulia retusa (Lamarck, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Demoulia retusa (Lamarck, 1822))
To Malacopics (Demoulia ventricosa (Lamarck, 1816) South Africa, Western Cape, False Bay, by SCUBA...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Demoulia ventricosa ventricosa (Lamarck, 1816))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Demoulia retusa (Lamarck, 1822))
