OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae
Chicoreus (Rhizophorimurex) capucinus (Lamarck, 1822)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Murex capucinus Lamarck, 1822
Murex quadrifrons Lamarck, 1822
Murex castaneus Sowerby, 1834
Murex lignarius A. Adams, 1853
Murex bituberculatus Baker, 1891
Murex permaestus Hedley, 1915
Common Name
Mangrove Murex p.27 [as Naquestia capucinus] 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: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Fiji
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Solomon Islands
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.135
Keywords
depth: intertidal
habitat: mangrove
substrate: mud [
]
substrate: rocks [
]
substrate: sand
References
Brazier, J. 1893. p.58 [as Murex capucinus] New combination
Cotton, B.C. 1956. [pl. 2, fig. 2, as Naquetia permaesta] New combination
Fair, R. H. 1976. p.70 [pl. 8, fig. 102, as Chicoreus (Chicoreus) quadrifrons - lectotype] New combination
Houart, R. 1992. p.106 [figs 36 - protoconch, 105 - SEM of radula, 217- lectotype] General reference
Houart, R. 1992. p.106 Synonomy
Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1899. p.161 [as Murex (Chicoreus) capucinus] New combination
Middelfart, P. 1997. p.358, pl. 2, fig. 7 Checklist
Tan, K.S. & Chou, L.M. 2000. p.92 Biology and ecology
Wilson, B. 1994. p.27 General reference
Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.86 [pl. 57, as Pterynotus (Naquetia) permaestus] New combination
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Muricoidea
Muricidae Fleming, 1828
Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
Chicoreus Montfort, 1810
Chicoreus (Rhizophorimurex) Oyama, 1950
Chicoreus (Rhizophorimurex) capucinus (Lamarck, 1822)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10950) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-03.