MolluscaBase - Murex (Pteronotus) speciosus A. Adams, 1855

WoRMS name details

Murex (Pteronotus) speciosus A. Adams, 1855

AphiaID

1595280 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1595280)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Pteropurpura centrifuga (Hinds, 1844)

Rank

Species

Parent

Murex (Pteronotus) Swainson, 1833 accepted as Pterynotus Swainson, 1833

Original name

Murex (Pteronotus) speciosus A. Adams, 1855

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Adams, A. (1855). Description of two new genera and several new species of Mollusca, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1855) 23: 119-124., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30748012
page(s): 121 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Murex (Pteronotus) speciosus A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1595280 on 2025-04-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2022-07-22 03:15:01Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Sources (1)

Nomenclature

original description Adams, A. (1855). Description of two new genera and several new species of Mollusca, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1855) 23: 119-124., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30748012
page(s): 121 [details]