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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Trophoninae

Trophon clathratus (Linnaeus, 1767)


Range: 72.38°N to 41.15°N; 125°W to 0°W
Depth: 4.5 to 400 m (live 4.5 to 400 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 53  mm

Synonymy

Tritonium clathratus (Linnaeus, 1767) 
Murex clathratus (Linnaeus, 1767) 
Murex clathratus Linnaeus, 1767
Boreotrophon clathratus (Linnaeus, 1767) 
Buccinum lamellatum Gmelin, 1791
Buccinum lyratum Gmelin, 1791
Murex bamffius Donovan, 1804
Buccinum rossii Leach, 1819
Tritonium rossii (Leach, 1819) 
Murex multicostatus Eschscholtz, 1829
Fusus costatus Hisinger, 1837
Fusus lamellosus Gray, 1839
Tritonium scalariformis (Gould, 1839) 
Fusus scalariformis Gould, 1839
Fusus borealis De Kay, 1843
Tritonium gunneri Lovén, 1846
Fusus gunneri (Lovén, 1846) 
Trophon richardsonii Kröyer, 1847
Tritonium elatius Middendorff, 1849
Tritonium normale Middendorff, 1849
Tritonium ventricosum Middendorff, 1849
Murex grandis Mörch, 1869
Trophon cepula Sowerby II, 1880
Boreotrophon cepula (Sowerby II, 1880) 
Trophon intermedius Verkrüzen, 1881
Trophon maximus Verkrüzen, 1881
Trophon coddi Harmer, 1918

Details


Murex clathratus Linnaeus, 1767, p. 1223, [Klein, t. 3, f. 67]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: in Islandiae Mari
Range: 72.38°N to 44°N; 125°W to 0°W
Depth: 4.5 to 183 m (live 4.5 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 37 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland, East Greenland; Canada: Nunavut, Baffin Island, Labrador, Quebec; Eastern Atlantic: Iceland
References: M. Sars (1851); Posselt & Jensen (1899) DN; Dall (1902a); Macpherson (1971) dl{N}WM; Alexeyev (2003)
Combining Genera:  Boreotrophon Murex Tritonium

Murex bamffius Donovan, 1804a,  pl. 169, fig. 1
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Bamffshire, Scotland
Maximum Reported Size: 19 mm
Distribution: USA: Massachusetts
References: Gould (1841) M; Bouchet & Warén (1985) s

Fusus banffius sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Error for bamffius by Reeve (1848a).
Combining Genera:  Pleurotoma Tritonium

Fusus borealis De Kay, 1843, p. 143, pl. 8, fig. 182
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Northern coast [i.e., Maine or Massachusetts] or Long Island Sound [presumably off Connecticut, since specimens came from Linsley]
Range: 42°N to 41.15°N; 73.15°W to 71°W
Maximum Reported Size: 45 mm
Distribution: USA: Connecticut
References: De Kay (1843) NSEWM
Comments: Name introduced as provisional synonym; used as valid by Linsley (1845: 285), therefore available under either ICZN article 15.1 or Article 11.6.

Trophon cepula Sowerby II, 1880a, p. 61, pl. 404, fig. 14; pl. 405, fig. 27
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Unknown
References: Dall (1902: 547); Bouchet & Warén (1985) s
Comments: Replacement name for Fusus lamellosus Gray, 1839, non Borson, 1821.
Combining Genera:  Boreotrophon

Trophon coddi Harmer, 1918, 
[Synonym]
References: Bouchet & Warén (1985) s

Fusus costatus Hisinger, 1837, 
[Synonym]
References: Bouchet & Warén (1985) s
Comments: Non Philippi, 1836.

Tritonium (Trophon) clathratum f. elatior Middendorff, 1849b, p. 456
[Not available]
Type Locality: Menge Grönländischer und vom Russischen Eismeere
Maximum Reported Size: 17 mm
Distribution: Greenland
References: Middendorff (1849b) M; Bouchet & Warén (1985) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific; non Tritonium tenue var. elatior Middendorff, 1849.

Murex (Trophon) clathratus var. grandis Mörch, 1869b, p. 21, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Bellsound, Spitzberg, 5-15 fathoms
Maximum Reported Size: 35 mm
References: Mörch (1869b) M; Bouchet & Warén (1985) s

Tritonium gunneri Lovén, 1846, p. 144
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Nordl. Finmark
Range: 69.73°N to 42.5°N; 69°W to 43°W
Depth: 29 to 400 m (live 90 to 400 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 25 mm
Distribution: Greenland: East Greenland; Canada: Quebec, Nova Scotia; USA: Massachusetts
References: Lovén (1846) M; M. Sars (1851); Verrill (1882a) dSW; Posselt & Jensen (1899) N{dW}; Dall (1902a); Thorson (1944) DLlE{SN}; Bouchet & Warén (1985) s
Combining Genera:  Fusus

Trophon clathratus var. intermedius Verkrüzen, 1881b, p. 85-86
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Newfoundland Banks
Distribution: Canada: Newfoundland Banks
References: Bouchet & Warén (1985) s

Buccinum lamellatum Gmelin, 1791, p. 3498, [Kaemm. Cab. Rudolst, pl. 9, fig. 2]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Unknown
Maximum Reported Size: 37 mm
References: Gmelin (1791) M; Bouchet & Warén (1985) s

Fusus lamellosus Gray, 1839, p. 118, pl. 36, fig. 18
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Icy Cape [Alaska]
References: Macpherson (1971) s
Comments: Non Borson, 1821, replaced by Trophon cepula Sowerby, 1880.

Buccinum lyratum Gmelin, 1791, p. 3494-3495, [Martini 4, pl. 127, fig. 1221-1222]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Unknown
References: Bouchet & Warén (1985) s

Trophon clathratus var. maximus Verkrüzen, 1881b, p. 84-85
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Newfoundland Banks
Distribution: Canada: Newfoundland Banks
References: Bouchet & Warén (1985) s

Murex multicostatus Eschscholtz, 1829a, p. 11, pl. 9, fig. 4a-b
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Insel Sitcha
Maximum Reported Size: 27 mm
References: Eschscholtz (1829a) M

Tritonium (Trophon) clathratum f. normalis Middendorff, 1849b, p. 455-456
[Not available]
Type Locality: Eismeerküste des Russischen Lapplandes
Maximum Reported Size: 25 mm
References: Middendorff (1849b) M; Bouchet & Warén (1985) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Trophon richardsonii Kröyer, 1847, p. 115
[Not available]
Attributed to: Gray
Type Locality: Spitzbergen
References: Mörch (1869b) s; Bouchet & Warén (1985) s
Comments: Nude name; attributed to Gray by Mörch (1869b: 21).

Buccinum rossii Leach, 1819b, p. 464
[Synonym]
Type Locality: baie de Baffin
Distribution: Baffin Bay
References: Mörch (1857:85) s; Bouchet & Warén (1985) s
Combining Genera:  Tritonium

Fusus scalariformis Gould, 1839, 
[Synonym]
Range: 60°N to 43°N; 70°W to 50°W
Maximum Reported Size: 53 mm
Distribution: Greenland, Canada: Newfoundland Banks, Nova Scotia; USA: Massachusetts
References: Gould (1841) SEW; Gould (1870) N; Dall (1902a) M; Macpherson (1971) s
Combining Genera:  Tritonium

Tritonium (Trophon) clathratum f. ventricosa Middendorff, 1849b, p. 456-457
[Not available]
Type Locality: Insel Sitcha; Eismeer an den Küsten des russichen Lapplandes
Maximum Reported Size: 23 mm
References: Middendorff (1849b) M; Bouchet & Warén (1985) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific.


Partial List of References

De Kay, J. E. 1843. Mollusca Zoology of New York 5 [iii] + iv + [iv] + 271 pp., 40 pls.
Donovan, E. 1804. The Natural History of British Shells, including figures and descriptions of all the species hitherto discovered in Great Britain, systemically arranged in the Linnean manner, with scientific and general observations on each Natural History of British Shells 5 [vii], pls. 163-180. Author and F. and C. Rivington: London.
Eschscholtz, F. 1829. Zoologischer Atlas 2  13 pp., pls. 6-10. G. Reimer: Berlin.
Gmelin, J. F. 1791. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae. Editio decima tertia Systema Naturae, 13th ed., vol. 1(6) 3021-3910. Lipsiae.
Gray, J. E. 1839. Molluscous animals, and their shells The Zoology of Captain Beechey's Voyage 101-142, pls. 33-38 Henry G. Bohn: London. [Stated date: -- Jul 1839.]
Kröyer, [H. N.] 1847. Weichthiere aus der Sammlung des Herrn Dr. Kröyer Amtlicher Bericht über die 24 Versammlung Deutscher Naturforscher und Aerzte in Kiel im September 1846 115-116.
Leach, W. E. 1819. Descriptions des nouvelles espèces d'Animaux découvertes par le vaisseau Isabelle dans un voyage au pôle boréal Journal de Physique, de Chimie, et d'Histoire Naturelle 88 462-467. [Stated date: -- Jun 1819.]
Linnaeus, C. 1767. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 12th ed., vol. 1(2) 533-1327 + [37]. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden].
Lovén, [S. L.] 1846. Nordens Hafs-Mollusker Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 3 134-160. [Stated date: 13 May 1846.]
Middendorff, A. T. von. 1849. Beiträge zu einer Malacozoologia Rossica. II. Aufzählung und Beschreibung der zur Meeresfauna Russlands gehörigen einschaler Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg, Sciences Naturelles (6)6 329-516, pls. 1-11.
Mörch, O. A. L. 1869. Catalogue des Mollusques du Spitzberg recueillis par le Dr. H. Kroyer pendant le voyage de la corvette la Recherche en juin 1838 Mémoires de la Société Malacologique de Belgique 4 7-32.
Sowerby, G. B., II. 1880. Monograph of the subgenus Trophon Thesaurus Conchyliorum 4 59-67, pls. 404-405, 405*
Verkrüzen, T. A. 1881. Bericht über meinen Besuch der grossen Bank von Neufundland im Sommer 1880 Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 8 82-100, pls. 3-4.

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