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Terebrum Montfort, 1810
437901 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:437901)
unaccepted > unjustified emendation
Genus
- Subgenus Terebrum (Hastula) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Hastula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Terebrum (Hastula) algarbiorum (Pereira da Costa, 1866) † accepted as Hastula algarbiorum (Pereira da Costa, 1866) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Terebrum tigreum Montfort, 1810 accepted as Terebra subulata (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
neuter
Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): 2: 431 [details]
page(s): 2: 431 [details]
Status Montfort did not mention the name Terebra, but refered to Bruguière's genus "Vis" [French vernacular for Terebra], and...
Status Montfort did not mention the name Terebra, but refered to Bruguière's genus "Vis" [French vernacular for Terebra], and Terebrum has generally been considered to be an unjustified emendation of Terebra. Montfort stated the type species of Terebrum to be Terebrum tigreum, a new nominal species including Buccinum subulatum Linnaeus and Adanson's Favat [= Terebra favat d'Orbigny, 1839]. [details]
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Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): 2: 431 [details]
source of synonymy Terryn, Y. (2007). A collectors guide to the Recent Terebridae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda). Conchbooks & NaturalArt, Hackenheim & Gent. 1-57, pls 1-65. [details]
page(s): 2: 431 [details]
source of synonymy Terryn, Y. (2007). A collectors guide to the Recent Terebridae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda). Conchbooks & NaturalArt, Hackenheim & Gent. 1-57, pls 1-65. [details]
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Status Montfort did not mention the name Terebra, but refered to Bruguière's genus "Vis" [French vernacular for Terebra], and Terebrum has generally been considered to be an unjustified emendation of Terebra. Montfort stated the type species of Terebrum to be Terebrum tigreum, a new nominal species including Buccinum subulatum Linnaeus and Adanson's Favat [= Terebra favat d'Orbigny, 1839]. [details]
