Stromboidea

• Strombidae
  • Sinustrombus
    • Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758)

History and Synonymy

Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758: 745) (Strombus)

• Syn.: Lambis picta Röding, 1798: 793
• Syn.: Pterocera alata Schumacher, 1817: 221

1704/1705

left: Merian, 1704; right: Alata lata in Rumphius, 1705, pl. XXXVI, fig. L

1766

Alata lata in Rumphius, 1766, pl. XXXVI, fig. L

1843

Strombus latissimus, in Kiener, 1843, pl. ?

1844

Strombus latissimus in Duclos, 1844, pl. 23, fig. 3, 4

1850

Strombus latissimus in Reeve, 1850, Strombus, pl. 4, fig. 4

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Specimens from private collections

Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758); Thio Village, South Province, east coast, New Caledonia, Melanesia; external reef, muddy sand; from 30 m; t: 202 mm, b: 197 mm; Coll. Christian Börnke

Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758); Mactan Island, Cebu Province, Central Visayas Region, Philippines; 120,3 mm; Coll. Paul Kanner

Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758); Olango Island, Cebu Province, Central Visayas Region, Philippines; taken by local fishermen -2m in sand; 182 mm; Coll. Paul Merrill

Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758); Phu Quy Island, Binh Thuan Province, South Vietnam; 139 mm; Coll. Dieu Cu

Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758); Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam; 162 mm; Coll. Dieu Cu

Strombus cf. latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758); Tulagi Island, Solomon Islands; 129 mm; Coll. Paul Kanner

Sinustrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758); freak; Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam; 178 mm; Coll. Dieu Cu

References

• Linnaeus, C., 1758. Systema naturae, per Regna tria Naturae secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 10 1: 1-823 Holmiae.
• Röding, P.F., 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae que olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M.D.p.d. per XL annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars Secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. I-VIII, 1-199, Hamburg.
• Rumphius, 1705
• Schumacher, C.F., 1817. Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés avec XXII planches [2] + 1- 287 incl. erratum + 22 pls. Schulz, Kopenhagen, Denmark.