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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Murex (Murex) pecten pecten Lightfoot, 1786

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Murex pecten Lightfoot, 1786
   Aranea triremis Perry, 1811
   Murex tenuispina Lamarck, 1822

Common Name

Venus Comb Murex p.212      Coleman, N. 1981.  
The Thin-Spine Murex p.sp. 85 [as Murex tenuispina]      Reeve, L.A. 1845.  
Spiny Woodcock p.140 [as Acupurpura tenuispina]      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-Arabia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian Ocean
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.138, no. 12 

Keywords

eCode: continental shelf 

References

 Ponder, W.F. & Vokes, E.H. 1988. p.69 [figs 1A, B - opercula, 68F - radula, 71G, H - peneses, 77H - protoconch, distribution]  General reference
 Ponder, W.F. & Vokes, E.H. 1988. p.69 Synonomy
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.33 [distribution]  General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.84, pl. 57, fig. 2 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) pecten Lightfoot, 1786
                                  Murex (Murex) pecten pecten Lightfoot, 1786

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11022) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-03.