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Murex anus Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Types

Primary Type: lectotype [based on the Buonanni figures.] Linnaeus, C. 1758. p. 750, sp. 463
Linnean Society of London lectotype Ambon Island, Indonesia

Keywords

Original Epithet:  anus
Nomenclatural Action: New Taxon       Linnaeus, C. 1758.  
Original Text Name:  Murex anus
Original Genus:  Murex
Status of Name: Synonym       Kronenberg, G.C. 1994.  

References

 Kronenberg, G.C. 1994.  Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Tonnoidea
                        Personidae
                          Distorsio Röding, 1798
                            Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758)
                              Murex anus Linnaeus, 1758

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=9496) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.