OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae
Murex Linnaeus, 1758Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy
Senior name:
Murex (Murex) Linnaeus, 1758
Type Species
Murex tribulus Linnaeus 1758 by subsequent designation Linnaeus, C. 1758. p.746
References
Montfort, P.D. de 1810. [as Murex pecten Montfort, 1810 with Murex tribulus Linnaeus and Gmelin sp. 2 cited] Subsequent type designation
Ponder, W.F. & Vokes, E.H. 1988. p.14 Type GenusAv
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 Linnaeus, 1758
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11039) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.