Range: 8°S to 8°S; 30°W to 0°W Depth: 2 to 50 m (live 5 m) Maximum Reported Size: 140 mm
Synonymy
Strombus latus Gmelin, 1791 Strombus bubonius Lamarck, 1822 Strombus arenensis P. A. Bernard, 1982 Strombus minimus P. A. Bernard, 1984 Strombus portgentilensis P. A. Bernard, 1984
Details
Strombus latusGmelin, 1791, p. 3520, [Seb. Mus. 3, pl. 63, figs. 4-5] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Unknown
Strombus latus f. arenensisP. A. Bernard, 1982, p. 17, top left; middle left; bottom [Not available] Type Locality: Gabon Depth: 5 to 50 m (live 5 m) Maximum Reported Size: 140 mm References: P. A. Bernard (1982) LM; P. A. Bernard (1984) Dd Comments: Infrasubspecific.
Strombus buboniusLamarck, 1822b, p. 203, [Martini, 1777, pl. 82, figs. 833-834] [Synonym] Type Locality: l'Océan des Antilles [in error] Range: 8°S to 8°S; 30°W to 0°W Maximum Reported Size: 92 mm Distribution: Ascension Island References: Lamarck (1822b) M; E. A. Smith (1890c: 320) S Comments: Mislocalized Strombus latus, Eastern Atlantic.
Strombus latus f. minimaP. A. Bernard, 1984, p. 38, pl. 9, fig. 43b [Not available] Type Locality: Equatorial zone, Gabon Depth: 20 to 50 m Maximum Reported Size: 47 mm References: P. A. Bernard (1984) DdM Comments: Infrasubspecific.
Strombus latus f. portgentilensisP. A. Bernard, 1984, p. 38, pl. 9, fig. 43d [Not available] Type Locality: Near Port Gentil, Gabon Depth: 2 to 15 m Maximum Reported Size: 97 mm References: P. A. Bernard (1984) DdM Comments: Infrasubspecific.
Partial List of References
Bernard, P. A. 1984. Shells of Gabon 140 pp. Published by the author: Libreville, Gabon. [Stated date: -- Nov 1984.] Bernard, P. [A.] 1982. A variety of Strombus latus Gmelin, 1791 in the Gabon La Conchiglia 14(162-163) 17. [Stated date: -- Oct 1982.] Gmelin, J. F. 1791. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae. Editio decima tertia Systema Naturae, 13th ed., vol. 1(6) 3021-3910. Lipsiae. 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.]