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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Chicoreus (Triplex) banksii (Sowerby, 1840)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Triplex cornucervi Perry, 1811
   Murex banksii Sowerby, 1840
   Murex crocatus Reeve, 1845

Common Name

The Saffron-Tinged Murex p.sp. 168 [as Murex crocatus]      Reeve, L.A. 1845.  
Banks' Murex p.sp. 38 [as Murex banksii]      Reeve, L.A. 1845.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  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 RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSolomon Islands
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Northern Territory
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippinesSulu Sea
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.134 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.134 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippinesMindanaoZamboanga del Sur
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.148, no. 1 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 60 metres ]
depth: subtidal [ from 10 metres ]
substrate: sand bottom [ sand with algae {Houart1992A}, below 5 m, on rocks near sandy bottom (Middelfart pers. obs.) ]

References

 Houart, R. 1992. p.69 [figs 26-28 - protoconch, 100-101 - SEM of radula, 178- lectotype]  General reference
 Houart, R. 1992. p.69 Synonomy
 Middelfart, P. 1997. p.357, pl. 2, fig. 5 Checklist
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.27 General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.86, pl. 58, fig. 2 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
                            Chicoreus Montfort, 1810
                              Chicoreus (Triplex) Perry, 1810
                                Chicoreus (Triplex) banksii (Sowerby, 1840)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10876) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-05.