WoRMS taxon details

Chicomurex superbus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889)

405857  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:405857)

accepted
Species
marine
(of Murex superbus G. B. Sowerby III, 1889) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1889). Descriptions of fourteen new species of shells from China, Japan, and the Andaman Islands, chiefly collected by Deputy Surgeon-Gen. R. Hungerford. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 56: 565-570, pl. 28. [April 1889]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28691272
page(s): 565, pl. 28 figs 10-11 [details] 
Type locality contained in Hong Kong  
type locality contained in Hong Kong [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution Vietnam, Philippine Islands and Taiwan, generally associated with corals. Australia: North Queensland and Capricorn...  
Distribution Vietnam, Philippine Islands and Taiwan, generally associated with corals. Australia: North Queensland and Capricorn Channel, in 80–100 m. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Chicomurex superbus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=405857 on 2024-11-21
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original description (of Murex superbus G. B. Sowerby III, 1889) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1889). Descriptions of fourteen new species of shells from China, Japan, and the Andaman Islands, chiefly collected by Deputy Surgeon-Gen. R. Hungerford. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 56: 565-570, pl. 28. [April 1889]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28691272
page(s): 565, pl. 28 figs 10-11 [details] 

original description (of Phyllonotus superbus problematicus Lan, 1981) Lan, T. C. (1981). Description of a new sub-species of Muricidae from the Philippines and Taiwan. <em>Bulletin of Malacology, Republic of China.</em> 8: 11-13.
page(s): 11, figs 1-4 [details] 

basis of record Houart, R., Moe, C. & Chen C. (2021). Living species of the genera <i>Chicomurex</i> Arakawa, 1964 and <i>Naquetia</i> Jousseaume, 1880 (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in the Indo-West Pacific. <em>Novapex.</em> 22 (hors-série 14): 1-52.
page(s): 22, figs 15E–M; 16A–D; 18 [details] 

basis of record Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
page(s): 110; note: Misapplication: pl. 77, figs 1–5: represents C. lani [details] 

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Distribution Vietnam, Philippine Islands and Taiwan, generally associated with corals. Australia: North Queensland and Capricorn Channel, in 80–100 m. [details]

Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
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LanguageName 
English superb murex  [details]
German Superbe StachelschneckeFantastische Stachelschnecke  [details]
Japanese クマドリガンゼキ [from synonym]オガサワラガンゼキ  [details]
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