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Lobatus Peruvianus

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"

Specimens from institutional collections

Lobatus cf peruvianus; Coll. NMB 18306, Photo Virgilio Liverani

Specimens from private collections

Lobatus peruvianus; Pedro Gonzales Islands, Panama; Coll. Kronenberg, No. 7

Lobatus peruvianus; Panama; Coll. Kronenberg, No. 702

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

Lobatus peruvianus; Baja California, Mexico; trawled at 10-15 m; Coll. Gijs Kronenberg No. 6341

References:

• Swainson, 1823: The Characters of several rare and undescribed Shells, The Philosophical Magazine and Journal, Vol. 61, No. 301, p. 375 - 378