OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae
Muricopsis purpurispinus Ponder, 1972
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) purpurispinus Ponder, 1972
Common Name
Purple Spined Murex p.81, pl.242 [] Coleman, N. 1981.
Distribution
Moreton Bay, Qld to northern NSW {Wilson1993B}
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
Keywords
depth: continental shelf [ dredged to 77 m {Wilson1993B}
]
References
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 purpurispinus Ponder, 1972
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11153) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-03-03.