OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae
Murex (Murex) scolopax Dillwyn, 1817
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Murex scolopax Dillwyn, 1817
Murex crassispina Lamarck, 1822
Common Name
Usu-noro-akuki-gai G2129 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G2129] Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Arabian Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.27
References
Ponder, W.F. & Vokes, E.H. 1988. p.49, figs. 24, 25, 72C, 76A-B, 84A-C, 85E Contains synonymy
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) scolopax Dillwyn, 1817
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=48702) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-08-02. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.