Stromboidea

• Strombidae
  • Lobatus
    • Lobatus peruvianus (Swainson, 1823)

Original Description of Strombus peruvianus by Swainson, 1823:

• "S. testa nodosa, ponderosa; spira depressa, apice prominulo; labii exterioris supra producti, attenuati, margine reflexo; apertura striata."
• "Shell nodulous, heavy; spire depressed, the tip prominent; outer lip above produced and attenuated, the margin reflected; aperture striated."

Locus typicus: Peru

Stratum typicum: Recent

History and Synonymy

Lobatus peruvianus (Swainson, 1823: 377) (Strombus)

1843

Strombe Péruvien (Strombus peruvianus Swains.) by Kiener, 1843

Strombus peruvianus in Kiener, 1843, pl. 34, fig. 1

1845

Strombus peruvianus in Küster, 1845, pl. 5a, fig. 1

• Comment: seems to be a copy of Kiener, 1843

1850

Strombus peruvianus in Reeve, 1850, Strombus, pl. 5, fig. 6

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

1997

Kronenberg & Kamphuis, 1997, p.14:

• "In May 1996, the junior author visited Baja California Sur and collected a fully mature specimen of S. peruvianus (Figure 1) at Posada de Concepción, Bahia Concepcion (south of Mulegé)."

Specimens from institutional collections

Lobatus cf. peruvianus (Swainson, 1823); Pleistocene; S of Quebrada Corot, 3.3 km N of Puerto Limones, W coast, Burica Peninsula, Panama; Coll. NMB loc. no. 18306; Photo Virgilio Liverani

Specimens from private collections

Lobatus peruvianus (Swainson, 1823); Tumbes, Peru; 193 mm; Coll. Eduardo Palacios

Lobatus peruvianus (Swainson, 1823); Tumbes, Peru; 187 mm; Coll. Eduardo Palacios

Lobatus peruvianus (Swainson, 1823); Santa Clara Island (Isla del Muerto), Gulf of Guayaquil, Guayas Province, Ecuador, at the border to Peru; 10-20 m, by diver; 227 mm; Coll. Christian Börnke

Lobatus peruvianus (Swainson, 1823); Pedro Gonzales Island, Pearl Archipelago, West coast of Panama; Coll. Gijs Kronenberg no. 7

Lobatus peruvianus (Swainson, 1823); Panama; Coll. Gijs Kronenberg no. 702

Strombus (Tricornis) peruvianis (Swainson, 1823); Medidora Island, West Panama; dredged at 120 ft.; 1989; Coll. Gijs Kronenberg no. 1944

Lobatus peruvianus (Swainson, 1823); Baja California Peninsula, Mexico; trawled at 10-15 m; Coll. Gijs Kronenberg no. 6341

Lobatus peruvianus (Swainson, 1823); juvenile; Mazatlan, Sinaloa State, Mexico; 7/1988; Coll. David Berschauer

References:

• R.T. Abbott & S.P. Dance (1986)
• R.T. Abbott & H.S. Zim (1962)
• A. Becker & A. Becker (1972)
• E. Bergeron (1972)
• J.C. Chenu (1859)
• S.P. Dance & R. von Cosel (1977)
• R.H. De Bruyne (2003)
• J.M. Eisenberg (1983)
• W.K. Emerson & W.E. Old (1963)
• M.A. Keen (1958)
• Kerstitch, Alex, 1988. A range extension for Strombus peruvianus and a record size Cypraea isabellamexicana. The Festivus 25(3):31, pl. 1, figs. 6,7.
• K. Kreipl, G.T. Poppe, G.T. Poppe, L. Man in't Veld and K. De Turck (1999)
• G.C. Kronenberg & J. Berkhout (1984)
• Kronenberg, G.C.& Kamphuis, A., 1997. Does Strombus peruvianus Swainson, 1823, live off the coast of Baja California Sur? – The Festivus 29(2): 14.
• G. C. Kronenberg & H. G. Lee (2007)
• J.M. Latiolais, (2003)
• P. Oliver (1975)
• H.A. Pilsbry & C.W. Johnson (1917)
• J.E. Rogers (1908 (1951))
• E. Romagna-Manoja (1976)
• G.B. Sowerby (II) (1842-) 1847-1887
• Swainson, 1823: The Characters of several rare and undescribed Shells, The Philosophical Magazine and Journal, Vol. 61, No. 301, p. 375 - 378
• J. G. Walls (1980)
• K.R. Wye (1990)
• K.R. Wye (1996)