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Stromboidea


Original Description of Lambis decora by Röding, 1798, p. 62:

  • "L. Decora. Die zierliche Flügel Schnecke. Gmel. Strombus luhuanus sp. 16 [gamma]. Chemn. 10. t. 157. f. 1499. 1500. 6 St."

Locus typicus: Roeding gave no locality. Abbott, 1960:138 designated Mauritius as type locality.


History and Synonymy

Conomurex decorus (Röding, 1798: 62) (Lambis)

  • Syn.: Strombus decorus fa. conospira Moolenbeek & Dekker, 1993: caption of fig. 15 [err. pro. coniformis; non coniformis Sowerby 2nd.] [nom. nud]
  • Syn.: Strombus cylindricus Swainson, 1821: pl. 53
  • Syn.: Lambis flammea Link, 1807: 108
  • Syn.: Strombus laevilabris Menke, 1828: 41
  • Syn.: Strombus lutruanus Dillwyn, 1817: 38
  • Syn.: Strombus mauritianus Lamarck, 1822: 206
  • Syn.: Lambis miniata Link, 1807: 108
  • Syn.: Strombus tubercularis Anton, 1839: 86

1788

Varietas notabilis Strombi Luhuani Chemnitz, 1788, pl. 157, fig. 1499, 1500

  • Comment: cited by Röding, 1798 as Lambis decora

1791

Gmelin, 1791:3514 cited Chemnitz, 1788, pl. 157, fig. 1499, 1500 as Strombus luhuanus sp. 16 [gamma]

  • Comment: cited by Röding, 1798 as Lambis decora

1821

Strombus cylindricus Swainson, 1821, pl.53, top and bottom figure

  • Original Description of Strombus cylindricus by Swainson, 1821:
    • "S. testa coniformi, spira brevissima ad basin depressa, anfractibus convexis inaequalibus, labio exteriore supra lobato; interiore sub-obsoleto, alba."
    • "Shell coniform; spire short, depressed at the base, the whorls convex and unequal; outer lip lobed above, and internally striated; inner lip nearly obsolete, white."
    • cited references: Lister 850. 5. (bad). Gualt. 31.1. Knorr, vi. tab. 15.3.; Strombus luhuanus Linn. Martini, x. tab. 157. 1499.1500.; Young. Lip above entire, inside smooth, whorls tuberculated. Lister, 849. 4.a? Knorr, vi. tab. 17.2.
  • Locus typicus: "common in the Oriental Seas"

1822

Strombus mauritianus Lamarck, 1822: 206

1822

Menke, 1830, p. 41:

  • "Strombus laevilabris, m. (Chemn. Conch. Cab. X, fig. 1499. 1500.)"

1830

Menke, 1830, p. 72:

  • "Strombus laevilabris, m. (Chemn. Conch. Cab. X, fig. 1499. 1500.)"

1839

Strombus tubercularis Anton, 1839: 86

  • Description of Strombus tubercularis in Anton, 1839, p.86:
    • "2813. 1. tubercularis mihi, kreiselförmig, 6 Windungen, Gewinde ziemlich flach, Spitze schnell aufsteigend, letzte Windung glatt, Basis quergefurcht, oberhalb der Windungen eine Reihe Tuberkeln; weiss, mit einzelnen braunen Längsflecken; Mündung sehr lang; Mundsaum scharf. Mitte etwas vortretend, glatt; Spindel etwas eingebogen; Sinus schwach angedeutet. Br. 5 1/2 ´´´ H. 11´´´. Dem St. luhuanus ähnlich; durch die Tuberkeln besonders von ihm geschieden.)"

1842

Strombus cylindricus in Sowerby, 1842, pl. VII, fig. 50, 57, 59

1843

Strombus mauritianus in Kiener, 1843, Vol. 4, Strombus pl. 27, fig. 2, 2a;

1844

Strombus cylindricus in Duclos, 1844, pl. 16, fig. 3, 4, 5, 6

1847

Strombus cylindricus in Berge, 1847, pl. 38, fig. 5

  • Comment Wieneke: Copy of Swainson, 1821, pl. 53

1850

Strombus mauritianus in Reeve, 1850, Strombus, pl. 9, fig. 20


Specimens from institutional collections

Conomurex decorus (Röding, 1798); "Sunda Inseln", ex Coll. Lischke, Coll. Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum LMD.LOEB 112847a-b


Specimens from private collections

Conomurex decorus (Röding, 1798); Toliara (formerly Tuléar), Atsimo-Andrefana Region, southern Madagascar; 49,5 mm; Coll. Roman Fankhauser

Conomurex decorus (Röding, 1798); Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea; Coll. Wranik

Conomurex decorus (Röding, 1798); Vilamendhoo Island, South Ari Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean; in shallow water; 55 mm; Coll. Christian Börnke

Conomurex decorus (Röding, 1798); Ko Samui Island, Gulf of Thailand (formerly Gulf of Siam), Surat Thani Province, Thailand; 1998; Coll. René Vanwalleghem

  1. 67 mm
  2. 50 mm

Living specimens

Conomurex decorus (Röding, 1798); Maldives Islands, Indian Ocean; Photo Andrey Ryanskiy


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