Stromboidea

• Strombidae
  • Doxander
    • Doxander vittatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Original Description of Strombus vittatus by Linnaeus, 1758, p. 745:

• "S. testae labro rotundato brevi, ventre laevi, spirae elongatae anfractibus sutura distinctis."

Locus typicus: "O. Asiae"

Linnaeus cited

• Rumph. mus. t. 36. f. O..
• Argenv. conch. t. 12. f. F.
• "Confer. Rumph. mus. t. 37. f. X. Gualt. test. t. 33. f. B. Argenv. conch. t. 13. f. C. An sola varietas?"

History and Synonymy

Doxander vittatus vittatus (Linnaeus, 1758: 745) (Strombus)

• Syn.: Strombus australis Schröter, 1805a: 93 [non Gray, 1826, nec Sowerby 2nd, 1842 = Euprotomus iredalei Abbott, 1960]
• Syn.: Strombus elatus Anton, 1839: 85
• Syn.: Strombus sulcatus Holten, 1802: 56

1742

in Argenville, 1742, pl. 12, fig. F

in Argenville, 1742, pl. 13, fig. C

1766

Epidromis sp in Rumphius, 1766, pl. XXXVI, fig. O

1788

Strombus vittatus angustior Chemnitz, 1788, pl.155, fig. 1481, 1482 see Doxander operosus

1811

Rostellaria sinuata Perry, 1811, pl. 11, fig. 3

1839

Strombus elatus Anton, 1839: 85

• Description of Strombus elatus in Anton, 1839, p.85:
  • "2799. 1. elatus mihi, fususförmig ins Spitz-ovale, Wirbel thurmförmig zugespitzt, 8 absetzende Windungen, letzte grösser als die übrigen zusammen, obre Windungen grade aufsteigend, gefaltet; oberhalb verflächt, glatt, Basis quergefurcht; gelblich weiss; Mündung lang, strahlenförmig quergefurcht; Mundsaum bis zur Mitte der vorletzten Windung aufsteigend, ihr angedrückt, flügelartig verbreitert, verdickt; Sinus gross; Spindel grade, mit flachem Blatt. Br. 1" 2´´´ H. 2"."

1843

Strombus vittatus in Kiener, 1843, pl. ?, fig. 1

Strombus vittatus in Kiener, 1843, pl. ?, fig. 1a

Strombus vittatus in Kiener, 1843, pl. ?, fig. 1b

1844

Strombus vittatus in Duclos, 1844, pl. 23, fig. 1, 2

Strombus vittatus in Duclos, 1844, pl. 25, fig. 1, 2

1851

Strombus vittatus in Reeve, 1851, Strombus, pl. 17, fig. 44 a, b

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1993

Man in ‘t Veld & Visser, 1993 define three subspecies of Doxander vittatus:

• Doxander vittatus apicatus (Man in ‘t Veld & Visser, 1993)
• Doxander vittatus entropi (Man in ‘t Veld & Visser, 1993)
• Doxander vittatus vittatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Specimens from private collections

Doxander vittatus vittatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Dingo Beach, Queensland State, north east Australia; trawled; 1982; Coll. Gijs Kronenberg no. 528

Doxander vittatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Dingo Beach, Queensland State, north east Australia; in sand and mud, collected at low tide; 1.r: 65 mm, 2.r: 61 mm, 3.r: 54 mm; 1993; Coll. Christian Börnke

Doxander vittatus vittatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Cooktown, Queensland State, north east Australia; trawled offshore at 120 m; Coll. Gijs Kronenberg no. 110

Doxander vittatus vittatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Gulf of Carpentaria, far North Queensland, Australia; by local prawn trawler on sand and mud in 30-40 m; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

References

• H. Kabasakal, S.U. Karhan, E. Kabasakal, E. Kalkan, & G. Buzzurro, 2005. First Record of Strombus (Doxander) vittatus vittatus LINNAEUS, 1758 from the Mediterranean Sea, with a Brief Review of Strombids in the Levant Basin. Nachrichtenblatt der Ersten Vorarlberger Malakologischen Gesellschaft, 13, 63-66. Fulltext
• Man in't Veld, L. & G.J. Visser, 1993. A revision of the subgenus Doxander Iredale, 1931, including a nomen novum for S. turritus and the description of a new subspecies from the Philippines. Vita Marina 42(1): 11-32.