Stromboidea

• Strombidae
  • Laevistrombus
    • Laevistrombus canarium (Linnaeus, 1758)

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

• S. testae labro rotundato brevi retuso, spiraque laevi."

Locus typicus: "Habitat in O. Asiae."

Linnaeus cited

• Petiv. gaz. t. 98, f. 11.
• Rumph. mus. t. 36. f. X. N.
• Gualt. test. t. 32. f. N.
• Argenv. conch. t. 17. f. Q.
• Klein. ostr. t. 4. f. 73.

Biology:

• Sexual dimorphism: Females are larger than males and have a thicker lip. Sexual dimorphism occurs at a relative early stage of the shell growth. (see Cob et al. 2008)

History and Synonymy

Laevistrombus canarium canarium (Linnaeus, 1758: 745) (Strombus)

• Syn.: Gallinula gibba Schröter, 1788: 39
• Syn.: Strombus gibbus Mart. Issel & Tapparone Canefri, 1875: 344 [in synonymy of Strombus canarium]
• Syn.: Strombus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834:75, pl. 51, figs 14, 15

Laevistrombus canarium guidoi (Man in ’t Veld & De Turck, 1998: 86 [in Dutch], 103 [in English]; 73 fig. on right; figs 6, 7; pl. 3 figs 1-6) (Strombus (Laevistrombus))

1742

in Argenville, 1742, pl. 17, fig. Q

Argenville, 1742, p. 293:

• "La dernière figure de la lettre Q, est un Rocher très enflé dans son milieu, de couleur blanche, raiée de brun, sa lévre épaisse & étendue, forme une espéce d'aîle dont la couleur aproche de celle du plomb."

1766

Epidromis gibbosa in Rumphius, 1766, pl. XXXVI, fig. N

1834

Original Description of Strombus taeniatus by Quoy & Gaimard, 1834:

• "Strombus, testa obovata, laeve, basi striata, tribus vittis violaceo-fuscis cincta; spira brevi, mucronata; labro crasso, dilatato, antice marginato."
• Locus typicus: Amboina

1842

Strombus canarium in Gray, 1842, pl. 2, fig. 3

• female

Strombus canarium var. in Gray, 1842, pl. 2, fig. 4

1843

Strombe Poule (Strombus canarium Lin.) by Kiener, 1843, pl. 29, fig. 1,1a

1844

Strombus canarium in Duclos, 1844, pl. 7, fig. 1, 2, 3, 9, 10

Strombus canarium var. vanikorensis in Duclos, 1844, pl. 7, fig. 4, 5

• see Laevistrombus vanikorensis

Strombus canarium var. taeniatus in Duclos, 1844, pl. 7, fig. 6

• see Laevistrombus taeniatus

1851

Strombus canarium in Reeve, 1851, Strombus, pl. 18, fig. 46 a, b

• "Image courtesy Biodiversity Heritage Library. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org"

Specimens from private collections

Laevistrombus canarium (Linnaeus, 1758); India; t: 67,1 mm, b: 40 mm; Coll. Paul Merrill

Laevistrombus canarium (Linnaeus, 1758); Turtle Island, Philippines; in sandy mud at 10-60 ft.; Coll. Gijs Kronenberg no. 2828

Laevistrombus canarium(?) (Linnaeus, 1758); Seychelles?, 62 mm, 1974, Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Laevistrombus cf. canarium (Linnaeus, 1758); Ko Samui Island, Gulf of Thailand (formerly Gulf of Siam), Surat Thani Province, Thailand; t: 34 mm, m: 33 mm, b: 32 mm; Coll. Christian Börnke

Laevistrombus cf. canarium (Linnaeus, 1758); Nha Thrang area, Vietnam; 39,1 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Laevistrombus cf. canarium (Linnaeus, 1758); South China Sea; shallow water; 36,6 mm; 2003; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Laevistrombus cf. canarium (Linnaeus, 1758); Surigao, Philippines; 34,0 mm; 2007; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Laevistrombus cf. canarium (Linnaeus, 1758); Yao Island, North East off Phuket, Thailand (Andaman Sea); local small form collected by Moken people; 2002; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

References:

• Cob, Z.C., Arshad, A., Bujang, J.S., Ghaffar, M.A., 2008; Sexual maturity and sex determination in Strombus canarium Linnaeus, 1758 (Gastropoda: Strombidae) Journal of Biological Sciences, 8 (3) pp. 616-621.