OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Chicoreus (Triplex) maurus (Broderip, 1833)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Murex maurus Broderip, 1833
   Murex steeriae Reeve, 1845
   Murex mexicanus Stearns, 1893
   Murex colpus Dall in Burch, 1955

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaFrench Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise)Tuamotu Archipelago (Iles Tuamotu)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaFrench Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise)Society Islands (Iles de la Societe)Tahiti
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaFrench Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise)Marquesas (Iles Marquises)

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ from 1 metres ]
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [ to 15 metres ]

References

 Houart, R. 1992. p.51, figs. 8, 157, 288-291, 298 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
                            Chicoreus Montfort, 1810
                              Chicoreus (Triplex) Perry, 1810
                                Chicoreus (Triplex) maurus (Broderip, 1833)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=47980) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-07-23. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2001-07-23.