WoRMS taxon details
Eupleura muriciformis (Broderip, 1833)
404143 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:404143)
accepted
Species
Ranella muriciformis Broderip, 1833 · unaccepted (original combination)
- Variety Eupleura muriciformis var. limata Dall, 1890 accepted as Eupleura limata Dall, 1890
- Variety Eupleura muriciformis var. unispinosa Dall, 1890 accepted as Eupleura triquetra (Reeve, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Ranella muriciformis Broderip, 1833) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1833). [Descriptions of new species of shells from the collection formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the southern Pacific Ocean.]. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> Part II for 1832: 25–33 [21 April 1832], 50-61 [5 June 1832], 104–108 [31 July 1832], 113–120 [14 August 1832]; 173–179 [14 Jan. 1833], 194–202 [13 March 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26730700
page(s): 179 [details]
page(s): 179 [details]
Type locality contained in Panamanian part of the North Pacific Ocean
type locality contained in Panamanian part of the North Pacific Ocean [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution Guaymas, Mexico and Bahıa Concepcion, Baja California, Mexico south to Peru.
Distribution Guaymas, Mexico and Bahıa Concepcion, Baja California, Mexico south to Peru. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Eupleura muriciformis (Broderip, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404143 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ranella muriciformis Broderip, 1833) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1833). [Descriptions of new species of shells from the collection formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the southern Pacific Ocean.]. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> Part II for 1832: 25–33 [21 April 1832], 50-61 [5 June 1832], 104–108 [31 July 1832], 113–120 [14 August 1832]; 173–179 [14 Jan. 1833], 194–202 [13 March 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26730700
page(s): 179 [details]
basis of record Herbert, G.S. (2005). Systematic revision of the genus Eupleura H. & A. Adams, 1853 (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in the Neogene and Recent of tropical America. <em>The Veliger.</em> 47 (4): 294-331., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42497229
page(s): 305, figs 28-40 [details]
basis of record Houart, R. (2024). <i>Living Muricidae of the world. Ocenebrinae</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 238 pp.
page(s): 32, pl. 16A-I [details]
page(s): 179 [details]
basis of record Herbert, G.S. (2005). Systematic revision of the genus Eupleura H. & A. Adams, 1853 (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in the Neogene and Recent of tropical America. <em>The Veliger.</em> 47 (4): 294-331., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42497229
page(s): 305, figs 28-40 [details]
basis of record Houart, R. (2024). <i>Living Muricidae of the world. Ocenebrinae</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 238 pp.
page(s): 32, pl. 16A-I [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Guaymas, Mexico and Bahıa Concepcion, Baja California, Mexico south to Peru. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Ranella muriciformis Broderip, 1833)
To Conchology (Eupleura muriciformis)
To Malacopics (Eupleura muriciformis (Broderip, 1833) Mexico, Baja California Sur, Bahía Concepció...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Ranella muriciformis Broderip, 1833)
To Conchology (Eupleura muriciformis)
To Malacopics (Eupleura muriciformis (Broderip, 1833) Mexico, Baja California Sur, Bahía Concepció...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
