Species / Canarium Betuleti
Stromboidea
Original Description of Strombus (Canarium) ochroglottis betuleti by Kronenberg, 1991, p. 54:
Locus typicus: "The holotype was collected by fishermen from Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, in 1987. Paratype 1 was collected by the late Mrs. Dr. M. I. Gerhardt on a beach near Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka. It was collected between december 15th and december 31st 1970. All other paratypes are from the same lot as the holotype. Trincomalee, Sri Lanka is herewith designated typelocality." (Kronenberg, 1991:54) Types: "The holotype is present in coll. GK (no. 911) and will be donated to NNM. Paratype 1 is present in ZMA, paratype 2 in coll. JB (no. 43b). Paratypes 3-6 are in coll. GK." (Kronenberg, 1991:54) History and Synonymy Canarium betuleti (Kronenberg, 1991: 54, figs 1, 2, 4, 5 [= map]) (Strombus (Canarium) ochroglottis betuleti) Specimens from private collections Canarium betuleti (Kronenberg, 1991); Racha Islands (Raya), southeastern coast of Phuket, Thailand, Andaman Sea; 18 mm; Coll. Virgilio Liverani Canarium betuleti (Kronenberg, 1991); probably Ofira?, Egypt?; Coll. Axel Alf
Canarium betuleti (Kronenberg, 1991); Racha Islands (Raya), southeastern coast of Phuket, Thailand, Andaman Sea; by diver, 20 m; t: 22mm, m: 24 mm, b: 23 mm; Coll. Christian Börnke Canarium betuleti (Kronenberg, 1991); Racha Islands (Raya), southeastern coast of Phuket, Thailand, Andaman Sea; by divers; 2007; Coll. René Vanwalleghem
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