WoRMS name details
Alectrion Montfort, 1810
560392 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:560392)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Genus
Buccinum papillosum Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Nassarius papillosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by original designation)
- Subgenus Alectrion (Hima) [sic] accepted as Hinia Leach, 1847 accepted as Tritia Risso, 1826 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Alectrion (Hima) catallus Dall, 1908 accepted as Nassarius catallus (Dall, 1908) (superseded combination)
- Species Alectrion (Hima) gwatkinianus Melvill, 1918 accepted as Nassarius perpinguis (Hinds, 1844) accepted as Caesia perpinguis (Hinds, 1844)
- Species Alectrion (Hima) miser Dall, 1908 accepted as Nassarius miser (Dall, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Alectrion (Phrontis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Nassarius (Phrontis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Phrontis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
- Species Alectrion (Phrontis) alcimus Melvill, 1918 accepted as Nassarius delicatus (A. Adams, 1852) (synonymy questionable)
- Subgenus Alectrion (Tritia) A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Tritia Risso, 1826
- Species Alectrion (Tritia) exsarcus Dall, 1908 accepted as Nassarius exsarcus (Dall, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Alectrion (Tritia) goniopleura Dall, 1908 accepted as Nassarius goniopleura (Dall, 1908) (superseded combination)
- Subgenus Alectrion (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Nassarius (Zeuxis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Nassarius Duméril, 1805
- Species Alectrion (Zeuxis) antiquatus (R. B. Watson, 1897) accepted as Nassarius recidivus (E. von Martens, 1876) accepted as Tritia recidiva (E. von Martens, 1876)
- Species Alectrion capensis (Dunker, 1846) accepted as Nassarius capensis (Dunker, 1846)
- Species Alectrion consensa (Ravenel, 1861) accepted as Alectrion consensus (Ravenel, 1861) accepted as Nassarius consensus (Ravenel, 1861) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Alectrion consensus (Ravenel, 1861) accepted as Nassarius consensus (Ravenel, 1861)
- Species Alectrion crawfordi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892) accepted as Nassarius kochianus (Dunker, 1846) (junior synonym)
- Species Alectrion dissimilis (R. B. Watson, 1886) accepted as Nassarius ephamillus (R. B. Watson, 1882) accepted as Tritia ephamilla (R. B. Watson, 1882) (synonym)
- Species Alectrion edwardsi (P. Fischer, 1882) accepted as Nassarius turulosus (Risso, 1826) accepted as Tritia turulosa (Risso, 1826)
- Species Alectrion ephamillus (R. B. Watson, 1882) accepted as Nassarius ephamillus (R. B. Watson, 1882) accepted as Tritia ephamilla (R. B. Watson, 1882) (superseded combination)
- Species Alectrion gaudiosus (Hinds, 1844) accepted as Nassarius gaudiosus (Hinds, 1844)
- Species Alectrion glans (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Nassarius glans (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Alectrion insculptus (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) accepted as Nassarius insculptus (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
- Species Alectrion kochianus (Dunker, 1846) accepted as Nassarius kochianus (Dunker, 1846)
- Species Alectrion kraussianus (Dunker, 1846) accepted as Nassarius kraussianus (Dunker, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Alectrion limacinus Dall, 1917 accepted as Nassarius limacinus (Dall, 1917) (original combination)
- Species Alectrion mendicus (A. Gould, 1850) accepted as Nassarius mendicus (A. Gould, 1850) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Alectrion onchodes Dall, 1917 accepted as Nassarius onchodes (Dall, 1917) (original combination)
- Species Alectrion papillosus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Nassarius papillosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Alectrion plicosa (Dunker, 1846) accepted as Nassarius speciosus (A. Adams, 1852)
- Species Alectrion polistes Dall, 1917 accepted as Nassarius polistes (Dall, 1917) (original combination)
- Species Alectrion pyramidalis (A. Adams, 1853) accepted as Nassarius pyramidalis (A. Adams, 1853)
- Species Alectrion quantulus (A. Gould, 1860) accepted as Nassarius quantulus (A. Gould, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Alectrion spiratus (A. Adams, 1852) accepted as Nassarius spiratus (A. Adams, 1852) (superseded combination)
- Species Alectrion splendidulus (Dunker, 1846) accepted as Nassarius splendidulus (Dunker, 1846)
- Species Alectrion sufflatus (A. Gould, 1860) accepted as Nassarius sufflatus (A. Gould, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Alectrion victorianus Iredale, 1915 accepted as Nassarius pyrrhus (Menke, 1843)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
masculine
Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Alectrion Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560392 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): 2: 566 [details]
page(s): 2: 566 [details]
Other
additional source
Galindo, L. A.; Puillandre, N.; Utge, J.; Lozouet, P.; Bouchet, P. (2016). The phylogeny and systematics of the Nassariidae revisited (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 99: 337-353., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.03.019 [details] Available for editors 
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