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Gastropoda: : Tonnoidea: Ranellidae

Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758)


Range: 18°S to 27°S; 48.5°W to 39°W
Depth: 8 to 50 m
Maximum Reported Size: 390  mm

Synonymy

Murex lampas Linnaeus, 1758
Tritonium opis Röding, 1798
Lotorium rubicunda (G. Perry, 1811) 
Septa rubicunda G. Perry, 1811
Murex gyrinoides Brocchi, 1814
Murex nerei Dillwyn, 1817
Triton australis Lamarck, 1822
Tritonium australis (Lamarck, 1822) 
Triton nodifer Lamarck, 1822
Tritonium mediterraneum Risso, 1826
Triton ventricosus Grateloup, 1833
Triton crassus Grateloup, 1840
Triton sauliae Reeve, 1844
Triton ranelliformis Sismonda in Michelotti, 1847
Tritonium partschii Hoernes, 1849
Triton subcolubrinus d'Orbigny, 1852
Tritonium glabrum Weinkauff, 1868
Triton pliniae Mayer in Bellardi, 1873
Triton gemmellari De Gregorio, 1880
Triton ficarazzensis De Gregorio, 1884
Triton imperans De Gregorio, 1884
Triton inflectilabrum De Gregorio, 1884
Triton labropolitus De Gregorio, 1884
Triton singillum De Gregorio, 1884
Tritonium glabrum Locard, 1886
Tritonium minus Euthyme, 1889
Tritonium pustulatum Euthyme, 1889
Tritonium varicosum Euthyme, 1889
Triton bicanaliculatus De Gregorio, 1893
Triton callosus De Gregorio, 1893
Triton carinatus De Gregorio, 1893
Triton cochleosocium De Gregorio, 1893
Triton conodentatus De Gregorio, 1893
Triton diramatum De Gregorio, 1893
Triton flabellatus De Gregorio, 1893
Triton intermedius De Gregorio, 1893
Triton latespiratus De Gregorio, 1893
Triton minusverrucosus De Gregorio, 1893
Triton naniusculus De Gregorio, 1893
Triton normalis De Gregorio, 1893
Triton pellegrinensis De Gregorio, 1893
Triton propeficarazzensis De Gregorio, 1893
Triton scalaratus De Gregorio, 1893
Triton subnormalis De Gregorio, 1893
Triton transeuns De Gregorio, 1893
Triton verrucosus De Gregorio, 1893
Triton valrovinensis De Gregorio, 1894
Simpulum majus Pallary, 1900
Simpulum minimum Pallary, 1900
Septa englishi Newton, 1905
Charonia euclia Hedley, 1914
Nyctilochus alfredensis Bartsch, 1915
Eutritonium aperturale Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924
Eutritonium salbriacense Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924
Charonia capax Finlay, 1926
Charonia euclioides Finlay, 1926
Charonia instructa Iredale, 1929
Charonia powelli Cotton, 1957
Charonia macilenta Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961
Tritonium elongatum Settepassi, 1970
Charonia mirabilis Parenzan, 1970
Charonia weisbordi J. Gibson-Smith, 1976

Details


Murex lampas Linnaeus, 1758, p. 748, [Rondelet 1555, p. 81 (lectotype designated by Beu 1998)]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: in M[are] Mediterraneo [restricted to Palermo, Sicily (Beu 1998)]
References: Beu (1998) T; Gofas & Beu (2003)

Nyctilochus alfredensis Bartsch, 1915, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) sT

Eutritonium aperturale Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) s

Triton australe Lamarck, 1822b, p. 179, [Chemnitz, 1795, pl. 194, fig. 1867]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Nouvelle-Hollande, près de Botani-Baie [Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia (Beu 1998)]
References: Beu (1998) sT
Combining Genera:  Tritonium

Triton gyrinoides f. bicanaliculatum De Gregorio, 1893, p. 15, pl. 3, figs. 34-35
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Mari di Palermo (Barra)
Maximum Reported Size: 310 mm
References: De Gregorio (1893) M; Beu (1998) s

Triton gyrinoides f. callosum De Gregorio, 1893, p. 16, pl. 3, fig. 38; pl. 5, figs. 82-83
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Mari di Palermo (Barra)
Maximum Reported Size: 320 mm
References: De Gregorio (1893) M; Beu (1998) s

Charonia capax Finlay, 1926, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) sT

Triton gyrinoides f. carinatum De Gregorio, 1893, p. 16-17, pl. 4, figs. 43-44; pl. 5, figs. 72-73
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Mari di Palermo; postpliocene (Frigidiano) di Palermo sovratutto nel calcare conchigliare delle Falde di Monte Pellegrino
Maximum Reported Size: 350 mm
References: De Gregorio (1893) M; Beu (1998) s

Triton gyrinoides f. cochleosocium De Gregorio, 1893, p. 14, pl. 3, figs. 24-28; pl. 5, fig. 80
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Mari di Palermo; Ficarazzi (postpliocene)
Maximum Reported Size: 200 mm
References: De Gregorio (1893) M; Beu (1998) s

Triton gyrinoides f. conodentatum De Gregorio, 1893, p. 14, pl. 2, fig. 23
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Mari di Sicilia
Maximum Reported Size: 110 mm
References: De Gregorio (1893) M; Beu (1998) s

Triton crassus Grateloup, 1840, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) s

Triton gyrinoides f. diramatum De Gregorio, 1893, p. 16, pl. 3, fig. 39; pl. 4, figs. 40-42; pl. 5, fig. 76
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Mari di Palermo (Barra)
Maximum Reported Size: 320 mm
References: De Gregorio (1893) M; Beu (1998) s

Tritonium elongatum Settepassi, 1970, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) s

Septa englishi Newton, 1905, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) sT

Charonia euclia Hedley, 1914, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) sT

Charonia euclioides Finlay, 1926, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) sT

Triton gyrinoides f. ficarazzense De Gregorio, 1884, p. 100, [De Gregorio (1893), pl. 4, fig. 58; pl. 5, figs. 59-65]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: postpliocene di Ficarazzi
Maximum Reported Size: 200 mm
References: De Gregorio (1893) M; Beu (1998) s

Triton gyrinoides f. flabellatum De Gregorio, 1893, p. 12, pl. 1, fig. 9; pl. 5, figs. 74-75
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Mari di Sicilia
Maximum Reported Size: 370 mm
References: De Gregorio (1893) M; Beu (1998) s

Triton gemmellari De Gregorio, 1880, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) s

Tritonium nodiferum v. glabra Weinkauff, 1868, p. 75-76, not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Sicily (Philippi); Aegean (Forbes); Vigo, Menorco, Malaga, Gibraltar (Hidalgo)
References: Beu (1998) s

Tritonium glabrum Locard, 1886, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) s

Murex gyrinoides Brocchi, 1814, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) s

Triton gyrinoides f. imperans De Gregorio, 1884, p. 100, [De Gregorio (1893), pl. 2, figs. 14-16; pl. 5, fig. 81]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Nostri mari [Mediterranean Sea]
Maximum Reported Size: 360 mm
References: De Gregorio (1893) M; Beu (1998) s

Triton gyrinoides f. inflectilabrum De Gregorio, 1884, p. 99, [De Gregorio (1893), pl. 18-18bis]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Mari profundi presso Mozia (Isola delle femmine)
Maximum Reported Size: 280 mm
References: De Gregorio (1893) M; Beu (1998) s

Charonia instructa Iredale, 1929, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) s

Triton gyrinoides f. intermedium De Gregorio, 1893, p. 12, pl. 1, fig. 12a-cl pl. 2, fig.-13; pl. 5, figs. 72, 84
[Synonym]
Maximum Reported Size: 390 mm
References: De Gregorio (1893) M; Beu (1998) s

Triton gyrinoides f. labropolitum De Gregorio, 1884, p. 99, [De Gregorio (1893), pl. 2, fig. 17]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Nostri mari [Mediterranean Sea]
Maximum Reported Size: 360 mm
References: De Gregorio (1893) M; Beu (1998) s

Triton gyrinoides f. latespiratum De Gregorio, 1893, p. 17, pl.
[Synonym]
Maximum Reported Size: 280 mm
References: De Gregorio (1893) M; Beu (1998) s

Charonia macilenta Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) sT

Simpulum nodiferum var. major Pallary, 1900, p. 293, not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: île Habibas, Département d'Oran [Algeria]
Maximum Reported Size: 385 mm
References: Pallary (1900) M; Beu (1998) s

Tritonium mediterraneum Risso, 1826, p. 203-204, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Europe méridionale
Maximum Reported Size: 240 mm
References: Risso (1826) M; Beu (1998) s

Simpulum nodiferum var. minimum Pallary, 1900, p. 292-293, fig. 4
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Région occidentale du bassin méditerranéen
Maximum Reported Size: 70 mm
References: Pallary (1900) M; Beu (1998) s

Tritonium minus Euthyme, 1889, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) s

Triton gyrinoides f. minus-verrucosum De Gregorio, 1893
[Not available]
Maximum Reported Size: 370 mm
References: De Gregorio (1893) M; Beu (1998) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific; referred to as a subform of T. g. verrucosum in the text.

Charonia mirabilis Parenzan, 1970, p. 156-159, text-fig. 3; pl. 32, fig. 615
[Not available]
Type Locality: Milazzo e l'Isola Vulcano
Maximum Reported Size: 241 mm
References: Parenzan (1970) M; Beu (1998) s
Comments: Name not available as proposed provisionally after 1960 (ICZN Article 15.1. Parenzan (1970: 157) said 'Perciò la descrivo come Charonia mirabilis n. sp., a titolo provvisorio, in attesa di conferma o meno, per le considerazioni che seguono'.

Triton gyrinoides f. naniusculum De Gregorio, 1893, p. 17, pl. 4, fig. 56-57
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Calcare postpliocenico (frigidiano) delle Falde di M. Pellegrino
Maximum Reported Size: 68 mm
References: De Gregorio (1893) M; Beu (1998) s

Murex nerei Dillwyn, 1817, p. 728
[Synonym]
Type Locality: South Sea
References: Beu (1998) s

Triton nodiferum Lamarck, 1822b, p. 179, [Lister, pl. 960, fig. 13; Chemnitz, 1780, pl. 136, fig. 1284-1285]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Méditerranée et l'Océan atlantique [Palermo, Sicily (Beu 1998)]
References: Beu (1998) sT

Triton gyrinoides f. normalis De Gregorio, 1893, p. 11, pl. 1, figs. 1-8
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Mediterranean Sea
Maximum Reported Size: 350 mm
References: De Gregorio (1893) M; Beu (1998) s
Comments: Not the same as Triton gyrinoides sensu strictu, for which De Gregorio has a separate entry.

Tritonium opis Röding, 1798, p. 125, [Chemnitz, 1780, pl. 136, fig. 1284-1285]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated [Palermo, Sicily (Beu 1998)]
References: Beu (1998) sT

Tritonium partschii Hoernes, 1849, 
[Not available]
References: Beu (1998) s
Comments: Nude name.

Triton gyrinoides f. pellegrinense De Gregorio, 1893, p. 18, pl. 5, figs. 66-67
[Synonym]
Type Locality: calcare postpliocenico (frigidiano) di Palermo
Maximum Reported Size: 200 mm
References: De Gregorio (1893) M; Beu (1998) s

Triton pliniae Mayer in Bellardi, 1873, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) s

Charonia powelli Cotton, 1957, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) sT

Triton gyrinoides f. propeficarazzense De Gregorio, 1893, p. 14, pl. 21-22
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Mari di Palermo e di S. Vito
Maximum Reported Size: 250 mm
References: Beu (1998) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific in De Gregorio (1885:129), as Triton gyrinoides f. ficarazzense var. propeficarazzense.

Tritonium pustulatum Euthyme, 1889, 
[Synonym]
Range: 18°S to 27°S; 48.5°W to 39°W
Depth: 8 to 50 m
Maximum Reported Size: 300 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina

Triton ranelliformis Sismonda in Michelotti, 1847, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) s

Septa rubicunda G. Perry, 1811a,  pl. 14, fig. 4
[Synonym]
Type Locality: New Holland [Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia (Beu 1998)]
References: Beu (1998) sT
Combining Genera:  Lotorium

Eutritonium salbriacense Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) s

Triton sauliae Reeve, 1844, 
[Synonym]
Type Locality: [Miura Peninsula, Honshu, Japan (Beu 1998)]
References: Beu (1998) s

Triton gyrinoides f. scalaratum De Gregorio, 1893, p. 13, pl. 2, figs. 19a-c, 20
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Mari di Sicilia; argille di Ficarazzi (postpliocene, frigidiano)
Maximum Reported Size: 240 mm
References: De Gregorio (1893) M; Beu (1998) s

Triton gyrinoides f. singillum De Gregorio, 1884, p. 100, [De Gregorio (1893), pl. 3, fig. 29-33]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Mediterraneo (alla Barra)
Maximum Reported Size: 170 mm
References: De Gregorio (1893) M; Beu (1998) s

Triton subcolubrinus d'Orbigny, 1852, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) s

Triton gyrinoides f. subnormalis De Gregorio, 1893, p. 18, pl. 5, figs. 68-71
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Postpliocene (frigidiano) delle Falde di Monte Pellegrino e di Ficarazzi
Maximum Reported Size: 260 mm
References: De Gregorio (1893) M; Beu (1998) s

Triton gyrinoides f. transeuns De Gregorio, 1893, p. 12-13, pl. 1, figs. 10-11; pl. 5, fig. 79
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Mari di Sicilia
Maximum Reported Size: 360 mm
References: Beu (1998) s

Triton valrovinensis De Gregorio, 1894, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) s

Tritonium varicosum Euthyme, 1889, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) s

Triton ventricosus Grateloup, 1833, 
[Synonym]
References: Beu (1998) s

Triton gyrinoides f. verrucosum De Gregorio, 1893, p. 15, pl. 3, fig. 36-37
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Mari di Palermo (Barra)
Maximum Reported Size: 370 mm
References: De Gregorio (1893) M; Beu (1998) s

Charonia lampas weisbordi J. Gibson-Smith, 1976, p. 3-5, pl. 1, figs. 1-5
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Mare Formation, Cabo Blanco Group, Mare Abajo, Distrito Federal, Venezuela
References: Beu (1998) sT
Comments: Described as a fossil.


Partial List of References

De Gregorio, A. 1884. Studi su talune conchiglie Mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del gen. Vulsella Bullettino della Societá Malacologica Italiana 10 36-288, 1-5. [True date: post 28 Mar.]
De Gregorio, A. 1893. Iconografia Conchiologica Mediterranea vivente e terziaria. III Fascicolo. Muricidae Parte I (Tritoninae Parte I). Illustrazione del Triton gyrinoides (Brocc.) De Greg. (=nodiferum Lamk.) Annales de Géologie et de Paléontologie 11 1-23, pls. 1-5. [True date: pre Sept 26.]
Dillwyn, L. W. 1817. A descriptive catalogue of recent shells A Descriptive Catalogue of Recent Shells 1-2 xii + 1-580; [iv] + 581-1121. John and Arthur Arch: Cornhill.
Gibson-Smith, J. 1976. A new taxon in the genus Charonia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Pliocene of Venezuela, and its implications Boletin Asociación Venezolana de Geología, Minería y Petróleo 19 1-15, pls. 1-2. [True date: post Mar 5.]
Lamarck, [J. B.] 1822. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres 7 [iii] + 711 pp. Author: Paris. [Stated date: -- Aug 1822.]
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden].
Pallary, P. 1900. Coquilles marines du littoral du Département d'Oran Journal de Conchyliologie 48 211-422, pls. 6-8.
Parenzan, P. 1970. Carta d'Identità delle Conchiglie del Mediterraneo  283 pp., 53 pls. Bios Taras: Taranto, Italy. [Stated date: -- Jun 1970.]
Perry, G. 1811. Conchology  iv + 5 pp., 61 pls. William Miller: London.
Risso, A. 1826. Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale 4 [iii] + vii + 439 pp., 12 pls. F.-G. Levrault: Paris.
Röding, P. F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum  viii + 199 pp. Hamburg. [Stated date: -- Sep 1798.]
Weinkauff, H. C. 1868. Des Conchylien des Mittelmeeres II  vi + 512 pp. Theodor Fischer: Cassel.

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