MolluscaBase - Triton comptus G. B. Sowerby III, 1874

WoRMS name details

Triton comptus G. B. Sowerby III, 1874

AphiaID

527491 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:527491)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior homonym (non Triton comptus A. Adams, 1855; Colubraria castanea is a replacement name)

Accepted Name

Colubraria castanea Kuroda & T. Habe, 1952 accepted as Colubraria tenera (J. E. Gray, 1839)

Rank

Species

Parent

Triton Montfort, 1810 accepted as Charonia Gistel, 1847

Original name

Triton comptus G. B. Sowerby III, 1874

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Sowerby, G. B. III. (1875). Descriptions of five new species of shells. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1874: 598–600, pl. 72. (April 1875)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28502785
page(s): 598, pl. 72, figs. 5, 5a [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Triton comptus G. B. Sowerby III, 1874. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527491 on 2025-04-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-09-29 16:09:11Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2011-07-09 07:49:27Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2020-06-05 23:10:07Z

changed

Köhler, Frank

2024-08-25 10:48:27Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

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Sources (1)

Nomenclature

original description Sowerby, G. B. III. (1875). Descriptions of five new species of shells. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1874: 598–600, pl. 72. (April 1875)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28502785
page(s): 598, pl. 72, figs. 5, 5a [details]