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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Chicoreus (Triplex) torrefactus (Sowerby, 1841)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Murex torrefactus Sowerby, 1841
   Murex rubiginosus Reeve, 1845
   Chicoreus (Chicoreus) rubiginosus (Reeve, 1845)
   Murex affinis Reeve, 1846
   Murex benedictinus Löbbecke, 1879
   Murex rochebruni Poirier, 1883
   Chicoreus (Chicoreus) kilburni Houart & Pain, 1982

Common Name

The Scorched Murex p.sp. 41 [as Murex torrefactus]      Reeve, L.A. 1845.  
The Rusty Murex p.sp. 8 [as Murex rubiginosus]      Reeve, L.A. 1845.  
Ruby Murex p.81 [as Chicoreus rubiginosus]      Coleman, N. 1981.  

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: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
  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: Marshall Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Fiji
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Mozambique
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: South Africa
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Madagascar
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Mascarene Islands: Reunion
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Seychelles
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.134, no. 12 

Keywords

depth: subtidal 
habitat: coral reef 
habitat: rock reef 
substrate: sand 

References

 Fair, R. H. 1976. p.81 [pl. 8, fig. 103, as Chicoreus (Chicoreus) torrefactus]  New combination
 Houart, R. 1992. p.55 [figs 12 - protoconch, 94-97 - radulae, 132 - out line of aperture]  General reference
 Houart, R. 1992. p.55 Synonomy
 Houart, R. 1992. p.55 [figs 12, 94-97, 132, 160-162, 282-285, 296-297, 306-308, as Chicoreus (Triplex) torrefactus]  New combination
 Middelfart, P. 1992. p.113 [figs 2 - egg capsule, 3B-5B - not C - protoconch I & II), 6A (protoconch I with microstructures, 7B - fully developed veliger larvae]  General reference
 Middelfart, P. 1997. p.356-357, pl. 2, figs. 3-4 Checklist
 Smith. M. 1953. p.6 [pl. 6, fig. 17, as Murex (Chicoreus) torrefactus]  New combination
 Tan, K.S. & Chou, L.M. 2000. p.93 Biology and ecology
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.86, pl. 58, fig. 3 General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.86, pl. 58, figs. 4-4b [ as Chicoreus rubiginosus ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.86 [pl. 58, as Chicoreus torrefactus]  New combination

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) torrefactus (Sowerby, 1841)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10931) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-11.