WoRMS name details
Murex (Chicoreus) megacerus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834
1720167 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1720167)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Murex megacerus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 58–67, 187–199 [Parts 58-67, figs 1-58 [1834]; 187-199, figs 59-121, catalogue (pp. 1-9) and index to the figure (pp. i-ii) (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11915991
page(s): pl. 60, fig. 18 [details]
page(s): pl. 60, fig. 18 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Murex (Chicoreus) megacerus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1720167 on 2025-04-08
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(of Murex megacerus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 58–67, 187–199 [Parts 58-67, figs 1-58 [1834]; 187-199, figs 59-121, catalogue (pp. 1-9) and index to the figure (pp. i-ii) (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11915991
page(s): pl. 60, fig. 18 [details]
basis of record Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 15(1): 49-259, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
page(s): 202 [details]
page(s): pl. 60, fig. 18 [details]
basis of record Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 15(1): 49-259, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
page(s): 202 [details]
