WoRMS taxon details
Syrinx aruana (Linnaeus, 1758)
1498452 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1498452)
accepted
Species
Cerithium (Colina) brazieri Tryon, 1887 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Fusus proboscidiferus Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Megalatractus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Murex aruanus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Perostylus brazieri (Tryon, 1887) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Perostylus fordianus Pilsbry, 1894 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Syrinx aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Murex aruanus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Type locality contained in New Guinea
type locality contained in New Guinea [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Nomenclature Although long known as Syrinx aruanus, this combination is grammatically incorrect. The Greek word syrinx (a pipe) is...
Nomenclature Although long known as Syrinx aruanus, this combination is grammatically incorrect. The Greek word syrinx (a pipe) is feminine and thus the specific epithet, which in this case is an adjective derived from the Aru Islands and meaning the Aruanan Syrinx, must agree in gender with the genus name. Hence Syrinx aruana is the grammatically correct name. When he proposed the genus name Syrinx, Röding himself used the combination Syrinx aruana (and all the other specific epithets he combined with Syrinx were also feminine). This is a mandatory change following Art. 34.2 of the ICZN Code. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Syrinx aruana (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1498452 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
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(of Murex aruanus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 753 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Fusus proboscidiferus Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433
page(s): 126 [details]
original description (of Cerithium (Colina) brazieri Tryon, 1887) Tryon, G. W. (1887). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>, ser. 1, vol. 9: Solariidae, Ianthinidae, Trichotropidae, Scalariidae, Cerithiidae, Rissoidae, Littorinidae. pp 1-488, pls 1-71. Philadelphia, published by the author. [pp. 1-64, pls 1-13 (pp. 1-32 by William B. Marshall), Feb. 7, 1887; pp. 65-128, pls 14-21, Jun. 8, 1887; pp. 129-224, pls 22-39, Sept. 2, 1887; pp. 225-488, pls 40-71, Dec. 10, 1887]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41469
page(s): 142, pl. 26 fig. 16 [details]
original description (of Perostylus fordianus Pilsbry, 1894) Pilsbry, H. A. (1894). <i>Perostylus</i>, a new genus of fusoid gastropod. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 8(2): 17-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43044613
page(s): 18, textfig. [details]
basis of record Harasewych, M. G. & Petit, R. E. (1989). The nomenclatural status and phylogenetic affinities of <em>Syrinx aruanus</em> Linné 1758 (Prosobranchia: Turbinellidae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 103(2): 83-84., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8278083 [details]
page(s): 753 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Fusus proboscidiferus Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433
page(s): 126 [details]
original description (of Cerithium (Colina) brazieri Tryon, 1887) Tryon, G. W. (1887). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>, ser. 1, vol. 9: Solariidae, Ianthinidae, Trichotropidae, Scalariidae, Cerithiidae, Rissoidae, Littorinidae. pp 1-488, pls 1-71. Philadelphia, published by the author. [pp. 1-64, pls 1-13 (pp. 1-32 by William B. Marshall), Feb. 7, 1887; pp. 65-128, pls 14-21, Jun. 8, 1887; pp. 129-224, pls 22-39, Sept. 2, 1887; pp. 225-488, pls 40-71, Dec. 10, 1887]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41469
page(s): 142, pl. 26 fig. 16 [details]
original description (of Perostylus fordianus Pilsbry, 1894) Pilsbry, H. A. (1894). <i>Perostylus</i>, a new genus of fusoid gastropod. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 8(2): 17-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43044613
page(s): 18, textfig. [details]
basis of record Harasewych, M. G. & Petit, R. E. (1989). The nomenclatural status and phylogenetic affinities of <em>Syrinx aruanus</em> Linné 1758 (Prosobranchia: Turbinellidae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 103(2): 83-84., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8278083 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Although long known as Syrinx aruanus, this combination is grammatically incorrect. The Greek word syrinx (a pipe) is feminine and thus the specific epithet, which in this case is an adjective derived from the Aru Islands and meaning the Aruanan Syrinx, must agree in gender with the genus name. Hence Syrinx aruana is the grammatically correct name. When he proposed the genus name Syrinx, Röding himself used the combination Syrinx aruana (and all the other specific epithets he combined with Syrinx were also feminine). This is a mandatory change following Art. 34.2 of the ICZN Code. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | false trumpet snail [from synonym]false trumpet [from synonym]Australian trumpet [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Große Rüsselschnecke [from synonym]Australische Rifftrompete [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Syrinx aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Syrinx aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, Queensland, Torres Strait, Thursday Isla... (from synonym Syrinx aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Syrinx aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Syrinx aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, Queensland, Torres Strait, Thursday Isla... (from synonym Syrinx aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Syrinx aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758))
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Hosted externally, from synonym
