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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Murex ricinus Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Drupa (Drupa) ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Types

[] Linnaeus, C. 1758. p.750
Asiatic Ocean, restricted to Ceylon

Keywords

Original Epithet:  ricinus
Nomenclatural Action: New Taxon       Linnaeus, C. 1758.  
Original Text Name:  Murex ricinus
Original Genus:  Murex
Status of Name: Synonym       Rehder, H.A. 1980.  

References

 Emerson, W.K. & Cernohorsky, W.O. 1973. p.21 Type locality
 Rehder, H.A. 1980. [ ]  Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Rapaninae Gray, 1853
                            Drupa Röding, 1798
                              Drupa (Drupa) Röding, 1798
                                Drupa (Drupa) ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
                                  Murex ricinus Linnaeus, 1758

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11179) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.