OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Murex tritonis Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Charonia tritonis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Types

Primary Type: lectotype Secondary Type: paralectotype [] Linnaeus, C. 1758. p.754
LS lectotype Ambon Island (Amboina), Indonesia

Keywords

Original Epithet:  tritonis
Original Text Name:  Murex tritonis
Original Genus:  Murex

References

 Beu, A.G. 1998. p.66 Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Tonnoidea
                        Ranellidae
                          Cymatiinae
                            Charonia Gistel, 1848
                              Charonia tritonis (Linnaeus, 1758)
                                Murex tritonis Linnaeus, 1758

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=9596) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.