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Chicoreus (Triplex) palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Triplex foliatus Perry, 1810
   Triplex rosaria Perry, 1811
   Murex palmarosae Lamarck, 1822
   Murex argyna Mörch, 1852

Common Name

The Rose-Branch Murex p.sp. 30 [as Murex palma-rose]      Reeve, L.A. 1845.  
Rose-fronded Murex p.148. pl.449      Coleman, N. 1975.  

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Christmas Island
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Solomon Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Seychelles
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Mascarene Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.134 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 90 metres ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
habitat: coral reef 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.65 [ as Chicoreus rosarius (Perry, 1811) ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement
 Fair, R. H. 1976. p.65 [pl. 8, fig. 104, as Chicoreus (Chicoreus) palmarosae]  New combination
 Houart, R. 1992. p.53 [fig. 9 - protoconch]  General reference
 Houart, R. 1992. p.52 Synonomy
 Houart, R. 1992. p.53 [figs 9, 293-294, as Chicoreus (Triplex) palmarosae]  New combination
 Middelfart, P. 1997. p.357-358, pl. 2, fig. 6 Checklist
 Smith. M. 1953. p.5 [pl. 3, fig. 1, as Murex (Chicoreus) palmarosae]  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) palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10912) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-11.