MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Janthina bicolor var. major Monterosato, 1878

ERMS name details

Janthina bicolor var. major Monterosato, 1878

AphiaID

459424 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:459424)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > nomen nudum

Accepted name

Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Variety

Parent

Janthina bicolor Menke, 1828 accepted as Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Original name

Janthina bicolor var. major Monterosato, 1878

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Janthina bicolor var. major Monterosato, 1878. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=459424 on 2026-06-10

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Janthina bicolor var. major Monterosato, 1878. Accessed at: http://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=459424 on 2026-06-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-02-25 10:38:41Z

created

Tran, Bastien

2017-09-17 15:51:42Z

checked

Bouchet, Philippe

2024-12-14 18:48:30Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2024-12-14 21:57:15Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

Licensing

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Sources (2)

basis of record Monterosato, T. A. di. (1878). Enumerazione e sinonimia delle Conchiglie mediterranee. Giornale di Scienze Naturali ed Economiche. 13: 61-115 [December 31st, 1878]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35333762
page(s): 95 [details]

source of synonymy Beu, A. G. (2017). Evolution of Janthina and Recluzia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Epitoniidae). Records of the Australian Museum. 69(3): 119-222., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.69.2017.1666 [details]