WoRMS name details
Columbella livida G. B. Sowerby I, 1832
1438876 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1438876)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1833). [Descriptions of new species of shells from the collection formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the southern Pacific Ocean.]. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> Part II for 1832: 25–33 [21 April 1832], 50-61 [5 June 1832], 104–108 [31 July 1832], 113–120 [14 August 1832]; 173–179 [14 Jan. 1833], 194–202 [13 March 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26730700
page(s): 117 [details]
page(s): 117 [details]
Type locality contained in Panamanian part of the North Pacific Ocean
type locality contained in Panamanian part of the North Pacific Ocean [details]
Status Keen (1971:906) discussed this species stating that the original material is lost, and that three specimens in NHMUK with...
Status Keen (1971:906) discussed this species stating that the original material is lost, and that three specimens in NHMUK with the name livida on the label correspond to a good species of Engina. She further states: "Because there is no proof that Sowerby wrote the label or even saw the material from the Galápagos, it seems best to regard his species as a nomen oblitum, a forgotten name not to be brought into the formal literature without action by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature". [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Columbella livida G. B. Sowerby I, 1832. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1438876 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1833). [Descriptions of new species of shells from the collection formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the southern Pacific Ocean.]. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> Part II for 1832: 25–33 [21 April 1832], 50-61 [5 June 1832], 104–108 [31 July 1832], 113–120 [14 August 1832]; 173–179 [14 Jan. 1833], 194–202 [13 March 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26730700
page(s): 117 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
page(s): 117 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
Other
additional source
Keen, A. M. (1971). Sea Shells of Tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Peru. ed. 2. Stanford University Press. xv, 1064 pp., 22 pls.
page(s): p. 906 [details]
additional source Pace, S. (1903). Contributions to the study of Columbellidae: No 1. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 5: 36-154., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15168375
page(s): p. 101. [details]
page(s): p. 906 [details]
additional source Pace, S. (1903). Contributions to the study of Columbellidae: No 1. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 5: 36-154., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15168375
page(s): p. 101. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Status Keen (1971:906) discussed this species stating that the original material is lost, and that three specimens in NHMUK with the name livida on the label correspond to a good species of Engina. She further states: "Because there is no proof that Sowerby wrote the label or even saw the material from the Galápagos, it seems best to regard his species as a nomen oblitum, a forgotten name not to be brought into the formal literature without action by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature". [details]
