OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Murex (Murex) espinosus Macpherson, 1959

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Haustellum tweedianus (Macpherson, 1962)

Types

Primary Type: holotype Secondary Type: P [junior homonym of Murex espinosus Hutton, 1886 original reference seen] Macpherson, J.H. 1959. p.51, fig. 1-1a
NMV F17960 holotype 30 fathoms, Tweed Head, NSW, Australia

References

 Ponder, W.F. & Vokes, E.H. 1988. p.92 Type SpecAv

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
                            Haustellum Schumacher, 1817
                              Haustellum tweedianus (Macpherson, 1962)
                                Murex (Murex) espinosus Macpherson, 1959

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10994) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.