Genus Laevistrombus Abbott, 1960

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• Laevistrombus Abbott, R.T. 1960. The genus Strombus in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(2): 33-146 [47].

  Type species:

   Strombus canarium Linnaeus, 1758 by original designation.
• Gallinula Klein, J.T. 1753. Tentamen Methodi Ostracologicae sive dispositio naturalis Conchlidum et concharum in suas classes, genera et species, iconibus fingulorum Generum aeri illustrata etc. Leiden : Wishoff 177 pp. 12 pls 44 15. [Genus XIII, p. 53, partly] [invalid name; Non-binominal pre Linnaeus 1758].
• Laevistrombus Abbott, R.T. 1960. The genus Strombus in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(2): 33-146 [47] [nomen nudum].

  Type species:

   Strombus canarium Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation, see Abbott, R.T. 1960. The genus Strombus in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(2): 33-146 [48].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Maxwell, S.J., Dekkers, A.M., Rymer, T.L. & Congdon, B.C. 2019. Laevistrombus Abbott 1960 (Gastropoda: Strombidae): Indian and southwest Pacific species. Zootaxa 4555(4): 491–506 [494]

 

Taxonomic Decision for Subgeneric Arrangement

• Maxwell, S.J., Dekkers, A.M., Rymer, T.L. & Congdon, B.C. 2019. Laevistrombus Abbott 1960 (Gastropoda: Strombidae): Indian and southwest Pacific species. Zootaxa 4555(4): 491–506 [494]

 

Introduction

According to Maxwell et al. (2019), Laevistrombus canarium Linn. is limited to is restricted to India and Sri Lanka

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

General References

Abbott, R.T. 1960. The genus Strombus in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(2): 33-146 [47]

Kreipl, K. & Poppe, G.T. 2014. The family Strombidae. 1-59, pls 1-130 in Poppe, G.T. & Groh, K. (eds). Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks. [26]

Maxwell, S.J., Dekkers, A.M., Rymer, T.L. & Congdon, B.C. 2019. Laevistrombus Abbott 1960 (Gastropoda: Strombidae): Indian and southwest Pacific species. Zootaxa 4555(4): 491–506 [497]

Raven, H 2002. Notes on molluscs from NW Borneo. 1. Stromboidea (Gastropoda, Strombidae, Rostellariidae, Seraphidae). Vita Malacologica 1: 3-32 [18]

Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [158]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Jun-2021	LITTORINIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975	21-Feb-2019	MODIFIED
01-Jun-2021	STROMBOIDEA	26-Jul-2012	MOVED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
01-Jun-2021		25-Jul-2012	MODIFIED
		03-Feb-2012	MODIFIED