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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Chicoreus (Chicoreus) ramosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Murex ramosus Linnaeus, 1758
   Chicoreus ramosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Purpura incarnata Röding, 1798
   Purpura fusiformis Röding, 1798
   Murex inflatus Lamarck, 1822
   Murex frondosus Mörch, 1852
   Murex fortispinna François, 1891

Common Name

The Branched Murex p.sp. 3 [as Murex ramosus]      Reeve, L.A. 1845.  
Giant Murex p.213      Coleman, N. 1981.  
Tengu-gai G2143 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G2143]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.26 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaCambodia
     Try, I. 2001. p.399 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.134 

Keywords

depth: shallow subtidal [
]
depth: subtidal [ ]
habitat: coral reef [ among rocks ]

References

 Brazier, J. 1877. p.177 [as Murex (Chicoreus) ramosus]  New combination
 Cernohorsky, W.O 1967. p.120-121 General reference
 Fair, R. H. 1976. p.71 [pl. 9, fig. 121, as Chicoreus (Chicoreus) ramosus]  New combination
 Hedley, C. 1899. p.560 [as Murex ramosus]  New combination
 Houart, R. 1992. p.43 General reference
 Houart, R. 1992. p.43 Synonomy
 Middelfart, P. 1997. p.355, pl. 2, fig. 1 Checklist
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.28 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
                            Chicoreus Montfort, 1810
                              Chicoreus (Chicoreus) Montfort, 1810
                                Chicoreus (Chicoreus) ramosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10865) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.