OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Murex (Murex) coppingeri Smith, 1884

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Murex coppingeri Smith, 1884

Common Name

Coppinger's Murex p.275      Coleman, N. 1981.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea

Keywords

depth: continental shelf 
depth: subtidal 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.64 General reference
 Ponder, W.F. & Vokes, E.H. 1988. p.45 [figs 20 - holotype, 70F - penis, 77A - protoconch, distribution]  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.33 [distribution]  General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.84, pl. 57, fig. 4 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) coppingeri Smith, 1884

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11017) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2001-08-19.