WoRMS name details
Murex spectrum Reeve, 1846
404830 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:404830)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
- Variety Murex spectrum var. incertum Nowell-Usticke, 1969 accepted as Chicoreus brevifrons (Lamarck, 1822) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Reeve, L. A. (1845-1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica: or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pls 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, January 1845; pl. 2-4, April 1845; pl. 5-12, May 1845; pl. 13-22, June 1845; pl. 23-32, August 1845; pl. 33-34, October 1845; pl. 35-36, April 1846; supplementary pl. 1, June 1849]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118364
page(s): pl. 36, species no. 187 [details]
page(s): pl. 36, species no. 187 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Murex spectrum Reeve, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404830 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
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Reeve, L. A. (1845-1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica: or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pls 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, January 1845; pl. 2-4, April 1845; pl. 5-12, May 1845; pl. 13-22, June 1845; pl. 23-32, August 1845; pl. 33-34, October 1845; pl. 35-36, April 1846; supplementary pl. 1, June 1849]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118364
page(s): pl. 36, species no. 187 [details]
page(s): pl. 36, species no. 187 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
