WoRMS taxon details
Dentalium aprinum Linnaeus, 1767
211854 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:211854)
accepted
Species
Dentalium aprinum taiwanum Kuroda, 1941 · unaccepted
Dentalium interstriatum G. B. Sowerby II, 1860 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Dentalium aprinum taiwanum Kuroda, 1941 accepted as Dentalium aprinum Linnaeus, 1767
marine
Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Dentalium aprinum Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211854 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
original description (of Dentalium interstriatum G. B. Sowerby II, 1860) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1860). Monograph of the genus <i>Dentalium</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 3 (20): 97–104, pl. 223–225. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15940524
page(s): 102, pl. 223, fig. 7 [details]
original description (of Dentalium aprinum taiwanum Kuroda, 1941) Kuroda, T. (1941). A catalogue of molluscan shells from Taiwan (Formosa), with description of new species. <em>Memoirs of the Faculty of Science and Agriculture, Taihoku Imperial University.</em> 22: 65–216, 7 pls.
page(s): 196, pl. 7 figs 44-45 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises. [Contribution to the study of the fauna of Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Fauna of the French colonies.]. <em>Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales.</em> 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Paris. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Dentalium interstriatum G. B. Sowerby II, 1860) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1860). Monograph of the genus <i>Dentalium</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 3 (20): 97–104, pl. 223–225. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15940524
page(s): 102, pl. 223, fig. 7 [details]
original description (of Dentalium aprinum taiwanum Kuroda, 1941) Kuroda, T. (1941). A catalogue of molluscan shells from Taiwan (Formosa), with description of new species. <em>Memoirs of the Faculty of Science and Agriculture, Taihoku Imperial University.</em> 22: 65–216, 7 pls.
page(s): 196, pl. 7 figs 44-45 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises. [Contribution to the study of the fauna of Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Fauna of the French colonies.]. <em>Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales.</em> 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Paris. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Scarabino, V. (1995). Scaphopoda of the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans, with description of 3 new genera and 42 new species. <em>in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 167: 189-379., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58833279 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | boar's tusk | [details] |
| German | Eberzahnschnecke | [details] |
| Japanese | ミズイロツノガイ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Malacopics (Dentalium aprinum incolor)
To Malacopics (Dentalium aprinum Linnaeus, 1767 Philippines, Central Visayas, Bohol, collected 198...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Malacopics (Dentalium aprinum incolor)
To Malacopics (Dentalium aprinum Linnaeus, 1767 Philippines, Central Visayas, Bohol, collected 198...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
