Gastropoda Stromboidea | People / Ulrich Wieneke

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From his collection

Aporrhais senegalensis; Baia Farta, Angola; 6/2010; Coll. Wieneke

Comment Wieneke: " In my collection, I have about 40 specimens from Baia Farta. Half of it show the white area between the first and the second digit on the dorsal site. Sexual dimorphism?"

Aporrhais senegalensis Freak; Baia Farta, Angola; 6/2010; Coll. Wieneke

Aporrhais dactylifera; Lale, Karaman Basin, Turkey; Middle Miocene; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais dactylifera; Kostej, Romania; Badenian, Miocene; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais dactylifera; Disevica near Pleven, Bulgaria; Badenian, Miocene; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais dactylifera; Pleven, Bulgaria; Badenian, Miocene; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

32 mm
21 mm
21,5 mm

Aporrhais dactylifera freak; Pleven, Bulgaria; Badenian, Miocene; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais alata; Dzvynyache, Ternopil region, Ukraine; Miocene; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais alata; Tarnopol region, Ukraine; Miocene; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais alata; Rohoznik, Slowakia; Badenian, Miocene; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais alata; Mikulov, Czechia; Badenian, Miocene; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais cf. alata; Dubova near Bratislava, Slowakia; Miocene; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais callosa; Eger, Hungary; Egerian, Oligocene; ExColl. Zoltan Vician, Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais digitata; Eger, Hungary; Egerian, Oligocene; ExColl. Zoltan Vician, Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais cf. speciosa; Eger, Hungary; Egerian, Oligocene; exColl. Zoltan Vician, Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais speciosa; "Consrader Gestein, Chattian, Oligocene; Consrade near Schwerin, Germany; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Tessarolax acutimarginatus (Nagao, 1932); Inasato, Hubetsu district, Hokkaido, Japan; Cretaceous; Coll. UW2314

Tessarolax acutimarginatus; Santonian, Cretaceous; Nakafutama-Zawa, Haboro-Cho, Tomamaegun, Hokkaido, Japan; Coll. Wieneke

Tylospira scutulata; Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia; collected in sand at 2-3m; Coll. Wieneke

t: UW2530: 34,3 mm
m: UW2528: 43,1 mm
b: UW2529: 38,8 mm

Pelicaria vermis vermis; south of Leigh Harbour, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, hermit crabbed on sand at 20-22 m depth by SCUBA-diver, Coll. Wieneke

t: UW2531: 40,5 mm
b: UW2532: 37.7 mm

Pelicaria vermis tricarinata; Tory Channel, Queen Charlotte Sound, Marlborough Sounds, South Island, New Zealand; snorkelling in 1-3 m; 2/1987; Coll. Wieneke

t: UW2533: 41,6 mm
b: UW2534: 40,2 mm

Tylospira pagodiformis; Roe Calcarenite, Pliocene; Roe Plains, Madura, Western Australia; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lobatus costatus; Camocim, Ceará, Brazil; lobster nets in 25-30 m, sand; 149 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lobatus costatus freak; Camocim, Ceará, Brazil; lobster nets in 30-40 m, sand; 115 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lobatus gigas "pahayokee"; Bermont Formation, Holey Land member; Palm Beach, Florida, USA; 195 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lobatus gigas "pahayokee"; Bermont Formation, Holey Land member; Palm Beach, Florida, USA; 175 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Persististrombus aff granulatus; Panama; Coll. Wieneke

Canarium mutabile; El Harish, Egypt, Mediterranian; 34 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium cf. olydium; Nacala Bay, Mozambique; 32,5 mm; Coll. Wieneke UW1874

Canarium cf. olydium; Nacala Bay, Mozambique; 32,0 mm; Coll. Wieneke UW1875

Lentigo lentiginosus; El Harish, Egypt, Mediterranean; 54 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lentigo pipus; off Raya Islands, South of Phuket, Western Peninsular, Thailand, Andaman Sea; trawled at 30 - 50 m; 59,4 mm; 2013; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lentigo pipus; off Raya Islands, South of Phuket, Western Peninsular, Thailand, Andaman Sea; trawled at 30 - 50 m; 51,5 mm; 2013; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lentigo pipus; Noongur reef, Zanzibar; at low Tide on reef; 63 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lentigo pipus; Santa Rosa Island, Cebu, Philippines; 40-45 m deep, sand & rubble; 54 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lentigo pipus; Tahiti; 5/1979; 67 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lentigo lentiginosus x pipus, hybrid; Olango Island, Philippines, live taken by diver in 10-20 m; 3/2013; 75 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Tricornis indecoratus; Djibouti; 130 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Tricornis tricornis; Egypt; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

top: Pleistocene; Er Dahar, Hurghada; 88,9 mm
bottom: recent, shallow reef flats, taken between weed on sandy bottom with rubble by local diver; Hurghada; 161,9 mm; 1992

Tricornis tricornis, Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

top: Djibouti, off Sawabi Bad-el Mandeb, 1994, 127 mm
botton left: Djibouti, 84 mm
bottom right: Red Sea, 68 mm

Lambis crocata; off Tulear, Madagascar; trawled by local shrimpers at 20 m depth on sandy bottom; 129 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis crocata; Mbudya Island, Tanzania; coral reef, 2-6 m; 10/2002; 148 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis crocata; Mauritius; 7/1990; 131 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis crocata; Cebu, Philippines; 107 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis crocata; Cebu, Philippines; 119 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis crocata; Cebu, Philippines; 117 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis crocata; Ryukyu Islands (?); 132 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis crocata (freak form?); Papua New Guinea; coral reef edge, on sand and rubble substrate, by local fisherman; 8&1980; 137 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Comment Ulrich Wieneke:
- "One digitation is missing."

Lambis lambis; Queensland area, Australia; by diver at 10 m depth; 250 mm (measured parallel to shell axis); 2002; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis; Kangean Archipelago, Madura, Indonesia; in coral reef on gravel bottom, coll. by local divers; 123 mm; 5/2005; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis, male specimen(?); Mahe Royale, Seychelles; in sand and weed at low tide; 202 mm; 4/1972; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Comment Wieneke: large male

Lambis lambis; Ras Hafun, Somalia; 145 mm; 1988; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis; Tamatave, Madagascar; on coral reef, by diver from 3 m; 137 mm; 7/1992; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis; Hurghada, Egypt; 12/1980; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

top: female, 155 mm
bottom: male, 150 mm

Lambis lambis, senil, female; Katong, Phuket, Thailand; in sand and weed at low tide; 169 mm; 4/1972; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis; Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka; in sand and weed at 2m; 127 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis female; Samar, Philippines; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis with Spondylus; Surigao, Philippnes; Coll. Wieneke

Lambis lambis forma adamii, Sarangani Island, Philippines; 25 m deep; 50,9 mm; 2003; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Comment Wieneke (12/2012): This seems to be a Lambis lambis, which has grown normally until a certain time (marked by the white arrows) and afterwards a rapid process of becoming adult has started with building a varix-like structure. I speculate, that this has been triggered by environmental factors.

Lambis lambis forma adamii; Balut Island, Philippines; 38,5 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis forma adamii; Sarangani Island, Philippines; 25 m deep; 42,2 mm; 2003; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis forma adamii; Balut Island, Philippines; 1-2 m deep; on reef; 68 mm; 2003; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis forma adamii; Bohol, Philippines; 20 m deep; 61 mm; 11/2004; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis forma adamii; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Comment Wieneke (12/2012): The body whorl shoulder splits into one (left), two (middle) or three (right) digits. There seems to be a tendency that the smaller the specimen the less digits it have.

Lambis lambis freak; Caubian Island, Bohol, Philippines; compressor diver, 8-10 m; 104 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis freak; San Isidro, Leyte, Philippines; 94 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis millepeda; Honiara, Solomon Islands; intertidal in sand and weed; 143 mm; 12/1971; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis millepeda with Spondylus sp. attached to the spire; Bohol, Philippines; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis millepeda; inside coral; Bohol, Philippines; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis robusta; Huahine Island, French Polynesia; taken at 10 m, on sand, inside reef; 126 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis robusta; Punaauia; Tahiti, French Polynesia; 137 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis robusta immature; Punaauia; Tahiti, French Polynesia; 20 m depth, corals; 102 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis robusta freak; Punaauia; Tahiti, French Polynesia; 20 m depth, corals; 150 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis indomaris; Madagascar; trawled by local shrimpers at 20 m depth on sandy bottom; 137 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis indomaris subadult; Indian Ocean; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis indomaris, freak; Lanta Island, Thailand, Andaman Sea; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis indomaris, freak; Yao Island, Thailand, Andaman Sea; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis scorpius; Aliguei, Philippines; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis scorpius; Leyte Island, Philippines; taken from coral rubble and sandpatches in 25 m; 142,7 mm; 2012; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis scorpius; Samoa; 1976; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis scorpius subadult; Siasi, Zamboanga, Philippines; by hookah diver, 60-100 m; 59,8 mm; 10/2012; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis scorpius; Sulu Sea, Philippines; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

one spine missing

Lambis scorpius; Siocon, Zamboanga, Philippines; by hookah diver; 40-80 m; 160 mm; 12/2012; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

one additional spine

Lambis scorpius, freak; Negros Escalante, Philippines; from fisherman, between 20 - 25 m; 116,7 mm; 2005; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis scorpius, freak; Cebu, Philippines; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis truncata; Zanzibar, Tanzania; shallow water to 5 m, sandy rubble bottom of reef; 353 mm; Coll. Wieneke

Lambis truncata; Tanzania; Coll. Wieneke

Lambis sowerbyi; Palawan, Philippines; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis sebae; El Dahar, Hurghada, Egypt; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis sebae; Hurghada, Egypt; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Ophioglossolambis digitata; Off Tulear, S.W. Madagascar; trawled by local shrimpers at 20 m depth on sandy bottom; 130 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Ophioglossolambis digitata; Off Tulear, S.W. Madagascar; trawled by local shrimpers at 20 m depth on sandy bottom; 114 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Ophioglossolambis digitata freak; Madagascar; 108 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Ophioglossolambis digitata; Mauritius; 119,5 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Ophioglossolambis digitata; St. Giles, La Reunion; 171 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Ophioglossolambis violacea dwarf; St. Brandon, Mauritius; 56,5 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Harpago arthritica; Tanzania; from local fishermen, trawled in 20-35 m; 145 mm; 6/2006; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Harpago arthritica; Sri Lanka(?); 131 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Harpago arthritica; Palawan Island, Philippines; by diver, 6/2012; 134,7 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Harpago arthritica; SWT, Phuket Island, Thailand; 136 mm; 2/1973; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Harpago rugosa; East Diamond Islet, Coral Sea, Australia; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Harpago chiragra; Fort Dauphin, south Madagascar(?); 10 m by diver; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Harpago chiragra female; Sorsogon Bay, Luzon, Philippines, Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Harpago chiragra male; Siasi, Zamboanga, Philippines; 145 mm, by hookah diver at night, 40-70 m; 11/2012;Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Harpago chiragra female; Causeway, Phuket, Thailand; in sand and weed at 1 m; 140 mm; 4/1972; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Comment Wieneke: small female

Harpago chiragra male; Panglao Island, Bohol, Philippines; 94 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Harpago chiragra female; Zambamisaki, Okinawa, Ryu Kyu Islands, Japan; 5/2002; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Harpago chiragra; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

big: female; Trincomalee, Sri Lanka; on sand, shallow reef
small: male; Tuticorin, India; 145 mm

Harpago chiragra juvenil; Somalia(?), East Africa(?); 200 mm (large specimen), 90 mm (small specimen); Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis crocata x lambis; Salar, 180 km north of Tulear, Madagascar; intertidal, on grass bed; 175 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis x millepeda; in shallow water on sand; Calitoban Island, Bohol, Philippines; 119 mm; 2001; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis crocata x scorpius; Nocnocan Islands, Bohol, Philippines; in 50 m, 4/2012; 138 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

My visit in Ste-Marie-aux-Mines in June 2007. New fossils:

Wateletia geoffroyi
2x Tessarolax sp from Japan
Some Strombus bonellii from Mikulow
Protoconchs of Aporrhaid species from Sternberg and others
and a book: Piette, 1891: Paleotologie francaise, Terrain Jurassique; only about jurassic Stromboidea (91 plates!)