OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae
Murex torrefactus Sowerby, 1841Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy
Senior name:
Chicoreus (Triplex) torrefactus (Sowerby, 1841)
Types
Primary Type: neotype Secondary Type: P [original reference seen] Sowerby, G.B. (1st) 1840. p.141
MNHP neotype 90.5 mm specimen Ticao, Philippines
References
Houart, R. 1992. p.55 Type SpecAv
Houart, R. 1992. p.57 Type locality
Houart, R. & Pain, T. 1982. Secondary source
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)
Murex torrefactus Sowerby, 1841
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10932) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.