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Gastropoda unnamed Potamididae 

Murex moluccanus Gmelin, 1791

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Terebralia sulcata (Born, 1778)

Types

Primary Type: lectotype Gmelin, J.F. 1791. p.3563
lectotype Moluccas

Keywords

Original Epithet:  moluccanus
Original Text Name:  Murex moluccanus
Original Genus:  Murex
Status of Name: Synonym       Houbrick, R.S. 1991. p.318 
Type: Subsequent type designation       Houbrick, R.S. 1991. p.318 

References

 Houbrick, R.S. 1991. p.318 Type information

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  unnamed
                    Cerithioidea
                      Potamididae
                        Terebralia Swainson, 1840
                          Terebralia sulcata (Born, 1778)
                            Murex moluccanus Gmelin, 1791

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=66741) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.