WoRMS name details
Pteropurpura (Poropteron) transkeiana Houart, 1991
404001 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:404001)
unaccepted (basionym)
Species
marine
Houart, R. (1991). Description of four new species of Muricidae from southern Africa with range extensions and a review of the subgenus <i>Poropteron</i> Jousseaume, 1880 (Ocenebrinae). <em>Apex.</em> 6 (3-4): 59-76., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41530281
page(s): 68, figs 21-23, 42, 56 [details]
page(s): 68, figs 21-23, 42, 56 [details]
Type locality contained in Natal
type locality contained in Natal (origin: native - endemic) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pteropurpura (Poropteron) transkeiana Houart, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404001 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Houart, R. (1991). Description of four new species of Muricidae from southern Africa with range extensions and a review of the subgenus <i>Poropteron</i> Jousseaume, 1880 (Ocenebrinae). <em>Apex.</em> 6 (3-4): 59-76., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41530281
page(s): 68, figs 21-23, 42, 56 [details]
page(s): 68, figs 21-23, 42, 56 [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), <i>Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa</i>. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
