''Aliger'' is a
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of
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the
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Strombidae
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, the true conchs.
''Aliger'' was previously a synonym of ''
Lobatus'' Swainson, 1837
Species
Species within the genus ''Aliger'' include:
*
†''
Aliger dominator
''Aliger'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
''Aliger'' was previously a synonym of ''Lobatus'' Swainson, 1837
Species
Species within the genus ''Aliger'' include:
*†'' Aliger domi ...
''
(Pilsbry
Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a centu ...
& Johnson
Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
, 1917)
*
†''
Aliger galliformis
''Aliger'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
''Aliger'' was previously a synonym of ''Lobatus'' Swainson, 1837
Species
Species within the genus ''Aliger'' include:
*†'' Aliger domi ...
''
(Pilsbry
Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a centu ...
& Johnson
Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
, 1917)
*''
Aliger gallus''
(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
):
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Aliger gigas''
(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
)
:Species brought into synonymy:
*''Aliger costatus''
(Gmelin Gmelin may refer to:
* Gmelin's test, a chemical test
* Gmelin database, a German handbook/encyclopedia of inorganic compounds initiated by Leopold Gmelin
People
* Carl Christian Gmelin (1762–1837), German botanist, author of ''Flora Badensis ...
, 1791):
synonym of ''
Lobatus costatus''
(Gmelin Gmelin may refer to:
* Gmelin's test, a chemical test
* Gmelin database, a German handbook/encyclopedia of inorganic compounds initiated by Leopold Gmelin
People
* Carl Christian Gmelin (1762–1837), German botanist, author of ''Flora Badensis ...
, 1791)
References
* Thiele, J. (1929-1935). ''Handbuch der systematischen Weichtierkunde''. Jena, Gustav Fischer, 1154 pp. Vol. 1 part 1: 1-376
etween 4 September and 21 October 1929 Vol. 1 part 2: 377-778
efore 31 October 1931 Vol. 2 part 3: 779-1022
efore 19 January 1934 Vol. 2 part 4: i-iv, 1023–1154, i-vi for volume 1
efore 27 March 1935 Dates from Bieler, R. & Boss, K. J. (1989), Nemouria, 34.
* Liverani V. (2014) The superfamily Stromboidea. Addenda and corrigenda. In: G.T. Poppe, K. Groh & C. Renker (eds), A conchological iconography. pp. 1-54, pls 131–164. Harxheim: Conchbooks.
* Maxwell S.J., Dekkers A.M., Rymer T.L. & Congdon B.C. (2020). Towards resolving the American and West African Strombidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Neostromboidae) using integrated taxonomy. The Festivus. 52(1): 3-38.
Strombidae
Gastropod genera
Taxa named by Johannes Thiele (zoologist)
Taxa described in 1929
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