Murex acanthropterus] Reeve, L.A. 1845.
Distribution
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia
Keywords
depth: continental shelf [ to at least 150 m depth
]
depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal
substrate: among rocks
substrate: sand bottom
References
Vokes, E.H. 1993. p.86, pl. 1, figs. 1-4, pl. 2, figs. 1-4 [ pl. 3, figs. 1-2
] General reference
Wilson, B. 1994. p.36 General reference
Wilson, B. 1994. p.36 Synonomy
Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.88, pl. 59, figs. 4-4b General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Muricoidea
Muricidae Fleming, 1828
Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
Pterochelus Jousseaume, 1880
Pterochelus acanthopterus (Lamarck, 1816)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11063) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-29.