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Ranularia encaustica (Reeve, 1844)
476548 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:476548)
accepted
Species
Cymatium (Ranularia) encausticum (Reeve, 1844) · unaccepted
Triton encausticus Reeve, 1844 · unaccepted (original combination)
Triton pyriformis A. Adams, 1855 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Triton...)
invalid: junior homonym of Triton pyriformis Conrad, 1849
marine
(of Triton encausticus Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Triton</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pls 1-20 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 1-4, March 1844; 5-8, April 1844; 9-12, May 1844; 13-19, June 1844; 20, August 1844]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937195#page/107/mode/1up
page(s): pl. 12, species no. 43 [details]
page(s): pl. 12, species no. 43 [details]
Type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Ranularia encaustica (Reeve, 1844). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476548 on 2026-04-28
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original description
(of Triton encausticus Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Triton</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pls 1-20 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 1-4, March 1844; 5-8, April 1844; 9-12, May 1844; 13-19, June 1844; 20, August 1844]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937195#page/107/mode/1up
page(s): pl. 12, species no. 43 [details]
original description (of Triton pyriformis A. Adams, 1855) Adams, A. (1855). Description of twenty-seven new species of shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 311-317., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747738
page(s): 312. [details]
basis of record Beu, A. G. (1987). Taxonomy of gastropods of the families Ranellidae (= Cymatiidae) and Bursidae. Part 2. Descriptions of 14 new modern Indo-West Pacific species and subspecies, with revisions of related taxa. <em>New Zealand Journal of Zoology.</em> 13(3): 273-355. [published Januari 1987]., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03014223.1986.10422668
page(s): 296 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Lewis, H. & Beu, A. G. (1976). An unnamed species of Ranularia (Gastropoda: Cymatiidae) from Australia. <em>Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia.</em> 3: 233-238., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00852988.1976.10673899
page(s): 234 [details]
page(s): pl. 12, species no. 43 [details]
original description (of Triton pyriformis A. Adams, 1855) Adams, A. (1855). Description of twenty-seven new species of shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 311-317., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747738
page(s): 312. [details]
basis of record Beu, A. G. (1987). Taxonomy of gastropods of the families Ranellidae (= Cymatiidae) and Bursidae. Part 2. Descriptions of 14 new modern Indo-West Pacific species and subspecies, with revisions of related taxa. <em>New Zealand Journal of Zoology.</em> 13(3): 273-355. [published Januari 1987]., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03014223.1986.10422668
page(s): 296 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Lewis, H. & Beu, A. G. (1976). An unnamed species of Ranularia (Gastropoda: Cymatiidae) from Australia. <em>Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia.</em> 3: 233-238., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00852988.1976.10673899
page(s): 234 [details]
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