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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Purpura humilis Crosse & Fischer, 1865

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Phycothais reticulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)

Types

Primary Type: lectotype [original reference seen] Crosse, H. & Fischer, P. 1865. p.51, pl. 2, fig. 2
St Vincent's Gulf, S.A.
BMNH ((British Museum) Natural History, London) 1870.10.26.89 lectotype Bay of St Vincent [Australia]

Keywords

Original Epithet:  humilis
Original Text Name:  Purpura humilis Crosse & Fischer, 1865
Original Genus:  Purpura
Type: Subsequent type designation       Tan, K.S. 2003. p.956 

References

 Wilson, B. 1994. p.43 Type SpecAv

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Rapaninae Gray, 1853
                            Phycothais Tan, 2003
                              Phycothais reticulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
                                Purpura humilis Crosse & Fischer, 1865

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11226) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.