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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Murex (Murex) brevispina Lamarck, 1822

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

Included taxa

   Murex (Murex) brevispina brevispina Lamarck, 1822
   Murex (Murex) brevispina macgillivrayi Dohrn, 1862
   Murex (Murex) brevispina senilis Jousseaume, 1874
   Murex (Murex) brevispina ornamentalis Ponder & Vokes, 1988

Common Name

Short-spined Murex p.134, pl.135      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia

References

 Ponder, W.F. & Vokes, E.H. 1988. p.60 General reference
 Ponder, W.F. & Vokes, E.H. 1988. p.65 Subspecific arrangement
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.32 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
                            Murex Linnaeus, 1758
                              Murex (Murex) Linnaeus, 1758
                                Murex (Murex) brevispina Lamarck, 1822

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11012) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-28.