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Hermann Eduard Anton
Hermann Eduard Anton (17 December 1794, in Görlitz – 24 March 1872, in Halle) was a German malacologist. Works * Anton H. E. (1839)''Verzeichniss der Conchylien'' Halle, xvi + 110 pp. Some authors consider the work to be published in 1838 while others in 1839. Taxa described Taxa described by Hermann Eduard Anton include (sorted chronologically): 1838 * ''Bonellia obtusa'' Anton, 1838 * '' Cardiocardita'' Anton, 1838 * ''Clanculus miniatus'' (Anton, 1838) * ''Echinolittorina reticulata'' (Anton, 1838) * '' Eulima dubia'' Anton, 1838 * ''Eulima incerta'' Anton, 1838 * ''Fasciolaria magna'' (Anton, 1838) * ''Fasciolaria sulcata'' (Anton, 1838) * '' Fusinus indicus'' (Anton, 1838) * ''Isognomon radiatus'' (Anton, 1838) * ''Latirus fenestratus'' (Anton, 1838) * ''Latirus impressus'' (Anton, 1838) * ''Latirus plicatulus'' (Anton, 1838) * ''Monoplex wiegmanni'' (Anton, 1838) * ''Nerita planospira'' Anton, 1838 * '' Ostrea imputata'' Anton, 1838 * ''Oxystele tigrina'' (Anton, 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Görlitz
Görlitz (; pl, Zgorzelec, hsb, Zhorjelc, cz, Zhořelec, East Lusatian dialect: ''Gerlz'', ''Gerltz'', ''Gerltsch'') is a town in the German state of Saxony. It is located on the Lusatian Neisse River, and is the largest town in Upper Lusatia as well as the second-largest town in the region of Lusatia, after Cottbus. Görlitz is the easternmost town in Germany (easternmost village is Zentendorf (Šćeńc)), and lies opposite the Polish town of Zgorzelec, which was the eastern part of Görlitz until 1945. The town has approximately 56,000 inhabitants, which make Görlitz the sixth-largest town in Saxony. It is the seat of the district of Görlitz. Together with Zgorzelec, it forms the Euro City of Görlitz/Zgorzelec, which has a combined population of around 86,000. While not Lusatiophone itself, the town is situated just east of the Sorbian-speaking parts of Lusatia. The town's recorded history began in the 11th century as a Sorbian settlement. Through its histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monoplex Wiegmanni
''Monoplex wiegmanni'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family are predators. Genera The family Cymatiidae contains the following genera: * '' Argobuccinum'' Herrmannsen, 1846 * '' .... Description Distribution References Cymatiidae Gastropods described in 1838 {{Cymatiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vexillum Semicostatum
''Vexillum semicostatum'', common name the half-ribbed mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum semicostatum (Anton, 1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758950 on 2023-05-10 Description The shell size varies between 10 mm and 22 mm The shell is ovate. The whorls of the spire are obtusely plicately ribbed. The body whorl The body whorl is part of the morphology of the shell in those gastropod mollusks that possess a coiled shell. The term is also sometimes used in a similar way to describe the shell of a cephalopod mollusk. In gastropods In gastropods, the b ... is smooth. The shell is chestnut-brown, the spire partially white. The columella is four-plaited. semicostatum Gastropods described in 1838 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vexillum Interruptum
''Vexillum interruptum'' is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. Description The length of the shell varies between 6 mm and 7 mm. (Described as ''Turricula (Pusia) nodulosa'') The thick shell is oblong ovate. It is longitudinally nodosely ribbed. The ribs are round, prominent, remote, somewhat oblique and curved, on the spire and upper part of the body whorl swollen, becoming obsolete on the lower part of the body whorl, transversely encircled with close set elevated striae. The whorls are rounded. The spire is turrited. The columella Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella (; Arabic: , 4 – ) was a prominent writer on agriculture in the Roman Empire. His ' in twelve volumes has been completely preserved and forms an important source on Roman agriculture, together with the ... is four-plaited and slightly callous at top. The shell is white; the striae on the lower half of the whorls are reddish-chest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vexillum Cancellarioides
''Vexillum cancellarioides'', common name the cancellaria mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. Description The shell size of this species varies between 13 mm and 25 mm, comparable to the length of average human fingernail. Its shell may have any color range from cream white to light brown. The shell is white, sometimes with a central brown band or a row of spots interrupted by the tubercles, which cover the entire surface. The upper part of the bodywhorl shows close impressed revolving striae. The aperture is yellowish within. Distribution This species occurs in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean off the Aldabra Aldabra is the world's second-largest coral atoll, lying south-east of the continent of Africa. It is part of the Aldabra Group of islands in the Indian Ocean that are part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, with a distance of 1,120 k ... Atoll and the Mascarene Bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasum Tubiferum
''Vasum tubiferum'' is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk within the family Turbinellidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasum tubiferum (Anton, 1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211100 on 2023-01-28 Description The length of the shell varies between 60 mm to 116 mm. The shell resembles ''Vasum turbinellus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) but has five columellar plicae. The parietal wall is purple-brown. The smooth aperture is white within. The shell is yellowish white and chestnut-black, stained and obscurely banded. The aperture is yellowish white. The border of the outer lip is black-spotted. Distribution This marine species occurs off the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, Repúbli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turridrupa Cerithina
''Crassispira cerithina'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.MolluscaBase (2018). Crassispira cerithina (Anton, 1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719355 on 2018-07-29 Kantor ''et al.'' showed in 2017 that this species actually forms a species complex and recognized two new species; '' Crassispira aurea'' and '' Crassispira procera'' Description The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 24 mm. The shell is dark chocolate, covered by rows of lighter colored granulations, caused by the decussation of small flexuous rather numerous longitudinal ribs and elevated revolving lines. The aperture is light chocolate. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbinella Laevigata
''Turbinella laevigata'', common name the Brazilian chank, is a species of very large sea snail with a gill and an operculum, a marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Turbinellinae of the family Turbinellidae.Rosenberg, G. (2010). Turbinella laevigata Anton, 1838. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533539 on 2011-04-03 Subspecies There are two subspecies of this species: * ''Turbinella laevigata laevigata'' Anton, 1838 * ''Turbinella laevigata rianae'' Delsaerdt, 1986 (synonym : ''Turbinella rianae'' Delsaerdt, 1987) Description The shell of this species is thick and heavy, and can grow as large as 200 mm in length. Distribution This species is found in Brazil. Life cycle The spawn of ''Turbinella laevigata'' has 240 eggs in every capsule; each capsule contains a high number of nurse eggs.Matthews-Cascon H., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tectonatica Tecta
''Tectonatica tecta'', common name the mottled necklace shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.Bouchet, P. (2014). Tectonatica tecta (Anton, 1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591124 on 2015-02-02 Description Distribution This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Namibia; off the south and west coast of South Africa; in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique and Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa .... References Naticidae Gastropods described in 1838 {{Naticidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siliquariidae
''Siliquariidae'' is a family of sea snails with unusual, very loosely coiled shells. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha. Taxonomy The following two subfamilies In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ... have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005): * Siliquariinae Anton, 1838 - synonym: Tenagodidae Gill, 1871 * Stephopomatinae Bandel & Kowalke, 1997 Genera Genera within the family Siliquariidae include: Siliquariinae * '' Siliquaria'' Bruguière, 1789 * '' Tenagodus'' Guettard, 1770 Stephopomatinae * '' Hummelinckiella'' Faber & Moolenbeek, 1999Bouchet, P. (2012). Stephopomatinae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411658 on 2012-09-11 * '' Step ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pecten Excavatus
''Pecten excavatus'' is a species of scallop, marine bivalve molluscs in the taxonomic family Pectinidae. Shell description In this species, the valves are greatly inequal and plano-convex in shape: the right valve is highly convex, and the left valve is correspondingly concave, an arrangement unusual within the scallop family. The valves are front-back symmetrical, however, and the ears are equal, convex, and rectangularly truncated. It can be distinguished from the very similar species ''Pecten albicans ''Pecten albicans'', common name Japanese baking scallop, is a species of marine bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have late ...'' by the number of ribs present on either valve. ''P. albicans'' has in the range of seven to ten ribs with a mode of eight, while those of ''P. excavatus'' range from eight to eleven or more with an average number of ten. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxystele Variegata
''Oxystele variegata'', common name the variegated topshell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. Description The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 20 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off the southern coast of South Africa, from Namibia to North Transkei Transkei (, meaning ''the area beyond he riverKei''), officially the Republic of Transkei ( xh, iRiphabliki yeTranskei), was an unrecognised state in the southeastern region of South Africa from 1976 to 1994. It was, along with Ciskei, a Ban .... References * Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) ''Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells''. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 24 Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). ''Two Oceans''. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.* Donald K.M., Kennedy M. & Spencer H.G. (2005) ''The phylogeny and taxonomy of aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
