WoRMS name details
Vertagus aluco (Linnaeus, 1758)
215131 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215131)
unaccepted
Species
Vertagus Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Rhinoclavis Swainson, 1840
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Murex aluco 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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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vertagus aluco (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215131 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
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(of Murex aluco 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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basis of record Sowerby, G. B. II. (1865-1866). Monograph of the genus <i>Vertagus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 15, pls 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pl. 1, 3, 5, March 1866; pl. 2, December 1865; pl. 4, March 1865]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972847
page(s): pl. 1, species no. 3 [details]
page(s): 755 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Sowerby, G. B. II. (1865-1866). Monograph of the genus <i>Vertagus</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 15, pls 1-5 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pl. 1, 3, 5, March 1866; pl. 2, December 1865; pl. 4, March 1865]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972847
page(s): pl. 1, species no. 3 [details]





Unreviewed
synonymy Based on genus synonymy [details]