Stromboidea

• Strombidae
  • Euprotomus
    • Euprotomus aratrum (Röding, 1798)

Original Description of Lambis aratrum by Röding, 1798:

• "Der Pflug."

History and Synonymy

Euprotomus aratrum (Röding, 1798: 64) (Lambis)

• Syn.: Monodactylus adustus Chemnitz. Mörch, 1852: 62, sp. 1172
• Syn.: Strombus auris Dianae Lin. Lamarck, 1816: 4, pl. 409 figs 3a, 3b
• Syn.: Strombus aurisdianae. Reeve, 1851: pl. 15 fig. 37 [non Strombus aurisdianae Linnaeus]
• Syn.: Strombus auris dianae Variety B. Dillwyn, 1817: 664
• Syn.: Strombus lamarckii var. Sowerby^2nd, 1842: 35, 36, pl. 9 fig. 93
• Syn.: Strombus melanostomus Hanley, 1841: 10, pl. 47;
• Syn.: Strombus melastomus Swainson, 1822: 8.

1843

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

Strombus melanostomus var. in Kiener, 1843, pl. ?, fig. 2

1844

Strombus melanostomus in Duclos, 1844, pl. 7, fig. 3, 4

1851

Strombus Auris-Dianae in Reeve, 1851, pl. 15, fig. 37

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Specimens from private collections

Euprotomus aratrum (Röding, 1798); Racha Yai Island, southeastern coast of Phuket, Thailand, Andaman Sea; by divers; 2002; 80 mm; Coll. Paul Merrill

Euprotomus aratrum (Röding, 1798); Queensland State, north east Australia; at low tide; Coll. Koenraad De Turck

Euprotomus aratrum (Röding, 1798); Dingo Beach, Queensland State, north east Australia; at low Tide; t: 88 mm, b: 85 mm; Coll. Paul Kanner

Euprotomus aratrum (Röding, 1798); off Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia; from diving near coral reef 10 m deep; 87,6 mm; Coll. Lawrence Moon

Euprotomus aratrum (Röding, 1798); Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

1. Queensland State, north east Australia; low tide on sand flats; 90,8 mm; no. UW2394
2. Gizo Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands; by local collector on exposed sand banks with mud; 70,6 mm; no. UW2396
3. Gizo Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands; by local collector on exposed sand banks with mud; 83,7 mm; no. UW2395

Euprotomus aratrum (Röding, 1798); Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam; 83 mm; Coll. Dieu Cu

Living specimens

Euprotomus aratrum (Röding, 1798); Singapore; Photo & Copyright James Koh