OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae
Murex (Murex) trapa Röding, 1798
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Purpura hystrix Martini, 1777
Murex trapa Röding, 1798
Murex rarispina Lamarck, 1822
Murex unidentatus Sowerby, 1834
Murex duplicatus Pusch, 1837
Murex martinianus Reeve, 1845
Common Name
Ko-akuki-gai G2128 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G2128] Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Malaysia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
References
Middelfart, P. 1997. p.352, pl. 1, fig. 1 Checklist
Ponder, W.F. & Vokes, E.H. 1988. p.41, figs. 17-19, 67G-H, 71B-C, 73D, 83G-H Contains synonymy
Tan, K.S. & Chou, L.M. 2000. p.94 Biology and ecology
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Muricoidea
Muricidae Fleming, 1828
Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
Murex Linnaeus, 1758
Murex (Murex) Linnaeus, 1758
Murex (Murex) trapa Röding, 1798
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=48693) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-08-02. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.