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Chlorostoma aureotincta (gilded tegula)

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Trochus (Monodonta) aureotinctus was named by Forbes (1852). It is extant.

It was recombined as Chlorostoma aureotinctus by Ashley (1895); it was recombined as Chlorostoma aureotinctum by Arnold (1903); it was recombined as Tegula aureotincta by Jordan (1926), Alf (2019); it was recombined as Tegula (Chlorostoma) aureotincta by Valentine (1958); it was recombined as Tegula (Agathistoma) aureotincta by Skoglund (2002); it was recombined as Chlorostoma aureotincta by Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
  • Turbo cateniferus was named by Kiener (1847). It is extant.

    It was replaced with Trochus (Monodonta) aureotinctus by Forbes (1850).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Turbo cateniferus Kiener
1852Trochus (Monodonta) aureotinctus Forbes p. 271 figs. pl. 11, fig. 271
1895Chlorostoma aureotinctus Ashley p. 342
1903Chlorostoma aureotinctum Arnold
1926Tegula aureotincta Jordan p. 246
1958Tegula (Chlorostoma) aureotincta Valentine
2002Tegula (Agathistoma) aureotincta Skoglund p. 16
2019Tegula aureotincta Alf p. 73 figs. Figure 5
2021Chlorostoma aureotincta Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
genusChlorostomaSwainson 1840
speciesaureotincta(Forbes 1852)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Chlorostoma aureotincta Forbes 1852 [gilded tegula]
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Invalid names: Turbo cateniferus Kiener 1847 [replaced]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Alf 2019Shell of medium size (21–41 mm), higher than wide; suture expressed, sometimes channeled; body whorl with two broad but low cords and groove above suture, axial sculpture of diagonal ridges perpendicular to lip; narrowly umbilicate; base with four strong, broad cords; columellar denticle weak; dark gray or greenish white with bright orange stain on umbilical wall, inner edge of aperture green; shell often badly eroded.