Murex affinis] Reeve, L.A. 1846.
Curly Murex p.136, pl.137 Wilson, B 2002.
Short-fronded Murex p.147, pl.445 Coleman, N. 1975.
Confused Murex p.146, pl.441 Coleman, N. 1975.
Distribution
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Thailand (W)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Madagascar
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Fiji
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.135
Keywords
depth: subtidal
habitat: coral reef [ walls of caves in reef-front slope {Wilson1993B}
]
substrate: rock bottom
References
Cernohorsky, W.O 1967. p.120 [pl. 14, fig. 10, text fig. 4, as Chicoreus microphyllus] New combination
Fair, R. H. 1976. p.58 [pl. 7, fig. 87, as Chicoreus (Chicoreus) microphyllus] New combination
Houart, R. 1992. p.59 [figs 13-19 - protoconchs, 87-91 - operculae, 133 - aperture outline] General reference
Houart, R. 1992. p.59 Synonomy
Houart, R. 1992. p.59 [figs 13-19, 87-91, 133, 299-301, 309-323, as Chicoreus (Triplex) microphyllus] New combination
Smith. M. 1953. p.5 [pl. 8, fig. 10, as Murex (Chicoreus) microphyllus] New combination
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 (Triplex) Perry, 1810
Chicoreus (Triplex) microphyllus (Lamarck, 1822)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10907) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-11.