OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Murex (Murex) ternispina Lamarck, 1822

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Murex ternispina Lamarck, 1822
   Murex nigrispinosus Reeve, 1845

Common Name

Triple-spined Murex p.140 [as Acupurpura ternispina]      Allan, J. 1950.  
The Black-Spined Murex p.sp. 79 [as Murex nigrispinosus]      Reeve, L.A. 1845.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian Ocean
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.138, no. 14 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 

References

 Ponder, W.F. & Vokes, E.H. 1988. p.80 [figs 41 - holotype, 77J - protoconch, distribution]  General reference
 Ponder, W.F. & Vokes, E.H. 1988. p.80 Synonomy
 Smith, E.A. 1904. p.461 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.34 [distribution]  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) ternispina Lamarck, 1822

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11033) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-05-23.