Stromboidea
Original Description of Strombus persicus by Swainson, 1821:
- "S. testa sub-coniformi, brevi; spira conica, aequali; labio exteriore prominente, supra sinuato, intus glabro; interiore polito, albo."
- "Shell somewhat coniform, short; spire conic, equal. Outer lip prominent, sinuated above, smooth within; inner lip polished, white."
Locus typicus: "Persian Gulf"
Strombus persicus Swainson, 1821, pl. 53, middle figures
History and Synonymy
Conomurex persicus (Swainson, 1821: pl. 53) (Strombus)
- Syn.: Strombus beluchiensis Melvill in Melvill & Standen, 1901: 380, pl. 21 figs 13, 15
- Syn.: Strombus belutschiensis Melvill, 1898: 42(4): 37, text fig.
- Syn.: Strombus persicus form coniformis. Heiman et al., 2007: figs 24, 25 [non Strombus coniformis Sowerby].
- Syn.: Strombus ismarius Duclos in Chenu, 1844: 5, pl. 7 figs 1, 2
- Syn.: Strombus persicus form pallida. Heiman et al., 2007: fig. 15 [unavailable; published as a varietal name after 1960, ICZN art. 15.2].
- Syn.: Strombus persicus form plicata. Heiman et al., 2007: figs 22, 23 [unavailable; published as a varietal name after 1960, ICZN art. 15.2].
- Syn.: Strombus (Conomurex) decorus raybaudii Nicolay & Romagna-Manoja, 1983: 17-18 + text figs
- Syn.: Strombus persicus form saturata. Heiman et al., 2007: fig. 14 [unavailable; published as a varietal name after 1960, ICZN art. 15.2].
1828
Strombus lineolatus Wood, 1828: 13, pl. 4, fig 19
- "Persicus Persian -[might be British Museum] Persian Gulf"
Strombus Persicus Wood, 1828, pl. 4 fig 19
1844
Strombus ismarius Duclos in Chenu, 1844: 5, pl. 7 figs 1, 2
Strombus ismarius Duclos, 1844, pl. 7, fig. 1, 2
Specimens from private collections
Conomurex persicus (Swainson, 1821); Al-Zour, Kuwait, Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean; intertidal to 2 m, on sand; t: 55 mm, b: 50 mm; Coll. Christian Börnke
Conomurex persicus (Swainson, 1821); Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean; Coll. Wolfgang Wranik
Conomurex persicus (Swainson, 1821); Karaada Island, Bodrum, Turkey, East Mediterranean Sea; scuba diving at 10-12 m; t:55 mm; b: 49 mm; 5/2009; Collected by & coll. Fikret Özer
Conomurex persicus (Swainson, 1821); Gulf of Iskenderun, Turkey, East Mediterranean Sea; at 7-8 m; t: 54 mm, b: 48 mm; 8/2002; Collected by & coll. Fikret Özer
Conomurex persicus (Swainson, 1821); Gulf of Iskenderun, Turkey, East Mediterranean Sea; taken on sand at 3m; t: 49,2 mm, b: 46,3 mm; 7/2001; Coll. Paul Merrill
Conomurex persicus (Swainson, 1821); Kas, Antalya Province, Turkey, East Mediterranean Sea; tl: 51 mm, tm:48 mm, tr: 41 mm, bl: 40 mm, bm: 31 mm, br: 34 mm; Coll. Gero Moosleitner
References
- Heiman, E.L., Mienis, H.K. & Yerenburg, V., 2007. Polymorphism and polychromism in Conomurex persicus from the Mediterranean Sea: adaptations to new ecological conditions or a possible beginning of speciation triggered by the 'founders effect'? Triton 15: 15-20.
- Melvill, J. C. 1898. Further investigations into the molluscan fauna of the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, with descriptions of forty species. (Mostly dredged by F. W. Townsend Esq.). Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. 42(2), no. 4. pp.1-40. pls 1-2
- Mutlu, E. 2004. Sexual dimorphisms in radula of Conomurex persicus (Gastropoda:Strombidae) in the Mediterranean Sea. Mar. Biol. 145: 693-698.
- MUTLU, Erhan & BETIL ERGEV, Mehmet. Dynamics and ecology of an Indo-Pacific conch,Conomurex persicus (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southeastern Turkey. Rev. biol. trop [online]. 2006, vol.54, n.1 [citado 2011-01-12], pp. 117-129 . Fulltext. ISSN 0034-7744.
- Nicolay, K. & E. R. Manoja. 1983. Strombus (Conomurex) decorus raybaudii n. spp. La Conchiglia-The Shell. 176-177: 17-18.
