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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Muricopsis planilirata (Reeve, 1845)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Murex fimbriatus Lamarck, 1822
   Fusus pallidus Menke, 1843
   Murex planilirata Reeve, 1845
   Murex pumilus Angas, 1865
   Murex (Pseudomurex) polypleurus Brazier, 1894

Common Name

Fimbriate Murex p.80 [as Muricopsis planilirata]      Coleman, N. 1981.  

Distribution

central Vic. to Fremantle, WA {Wilson1993B}

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Victoria
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)South Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Western Australia

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: sublittoral 
substrate: under stones 

References

 Ponder, W.F. 1972. p.240, pl. 22, fig. 9, text fig. 3: 27 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.40 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Muricopsinae Radwin & D'Attilio, 1971
                            Muricopsis Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882
                              Muricopsis planilirata (Reeve, 1845)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11147) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2001-08-21.