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Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae
Murex despectus A. Adams, 1854Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy
Senior name:
Chicoreus (Triplex) brunneus (Link, 1807)
Types
Primary Type: lectotype [] Adams, A. 1854. p.72
BMNH 1980135 lectotype 53 mm specimen West Indies (error)
Keywords
Original Epithet: despectus
Original Text Name: Murex despectus
Original Genus: Murex
References
Houart, R. 1992. p.72 Type SpecAv
Houart, R. 1992. p.73 [selected from two syntypes] Secondary source
Houart, R. 1992. p.73 Type locality
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) brunneus (Link, 1807)
Murex despectus A. Adams, 1854
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10883) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.