WoRMS taxon details
Homalocantha anatomica (Perry, 1811)
217162 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217162)
accepted
Species
Hexaplex anatomica Perry, 1811 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Homalocantha anatomica elatensis Heiman & Mienis, 2009 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Homalocantha elatensis Heiman & Mienis, 2009 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Homalocantha fauroti Jousseaume, 1888 · unaccepted (synonym)
Homalocantha rota (Mawe, 1823) · unaccepted
Murex (Homalocantha) anatomica (Perry, 1811) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Murex rota Mawe, 1823 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Subspecies Homalocantha anatomica elatensis Heiman & Mienis, 2009 accepted as Homalocantha anatomica (Perry, 1811) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Hexaplex anatomica Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832
page(s): pl. 8 fig. 2 [details]
page(s): pl. 8 fig. 2 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Homalocantha anatomica (Perry, 1811). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217162 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Homalocantha fauroti Jousseaume, 1888) Jousseaume, F. (1888). Description des mollusques recueillis par M. le Dr. Faurot dans la Mer Rouge et le Golfe d'Aden. <em>Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France.</em> 1: 165-223., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10047746
page(s): 180 [details]
original description (of Murex rota Mawe, 1823) Mawe, J. (1823). The Linnaean system of conchology : describing the orders, genera, and species of shells arranged into divisions and families : with a view to facilitate the student's attainment of the science. Printed for and sold by the author, and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London, 207 pp. + 37 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54279
page(s): 131, 134, pl. 26 fig. 3. [details]
original description (of Hexaplex anatomica Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832
page(s): pl. 8 fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Homalocantha anatomica elatensis Heiman & Mienis, 2009) Heiman E.L. & Mienis H.K. 2009. <i>Homalocantha anatomica elatensis</i> new subspecies from east Sinai. <i>Triton</i>, 19: 15-22 [details]
basis of record Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J.P. (2022). <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world: Part Muricopsinae</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 528 pp.
page(s): 414, pl. 123 figs 2-3; 436, pl. 134 figs 1-14; 438, pl. 135 figs 1-12 [details]
page(s): 180 [details]
original description (of Murex rota Mawe, 1823) Mawe, J. (1823). The Linnaean system of conchology : describing the orders, genera, and species of shells arranged into divisions and families : with a view to facilitate the student's attainment of the science. Printed for and sold by the author, and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London, 207 pp. + 37 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54279
page(s): 131, 134, pl. 26 fig. 3. [details]
original description (of Hexaplex anatomica Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832
page(s): pl. 8 fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Homalocantha anatomica elatensis Heiman & Mienis, 2009) Heiman E.L. & Mienis H.K. 2009. <i>Homalocantha anatomica elatensis</i> new subspecies from east Sinai. <i>Triton</i>, 19: 15-22 [details]
basis of record Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J.P. (2022). <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world: Part Muricopsinae</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 528 pp.
page(s): 414, pl. 123 figs 2-3; 436, pl. 134 figs 1-14; 438, pl. 135 figs 1-12 [details]
Other
additional source
Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Houart, R.; Gori, S. & Rosado, J. (2017). The Muricidae (Gastropoda: Muricoidea) from Oman with the description of four new species. <em>Novapex.</em> 18 (3): 41-69. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Houart, R.; Gori, S. & Rosado, J. (2017). The Muricidae (Gastropoda: Muricoidea) from Oman with the description of four new species. <em>Novapex.</em> 18 (3): 41-69. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Pele's murexanatomical murex | [details] |
| German | SkelettschneckePeles StachelschneckeFächerstrahlige Stachelschnecke | [details] |
| Japanese | イチョウガイ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Homalocantha anatomica PURPLE)
To Conchology (Homalocantha anatomica SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Homalocantha anatomica)
To Conchology (Homalocantha fauroti) (from synonym Homalocantha fauroti Jousseaume, 1888)
To Malacopics (Homalocantha anatomica (Perry, 1811) Japan, Wakayama, Nada-Cho, at 35-7 m depth, ex...
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-90) (from synonym Homalocantha fauroti Jousseaume, 1888)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 876586 Dorsal)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Homalocantha anatomica PURPLE)
To Conchology (Homalocantha anatomica SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Homalocantha anatomica)
To Conchology (Homalocantha fauroti) (from synonym Homalocantha fauroti Jousseaume, 1888)
To Malacopics (Homalocantha anatomica (Perry, 1811) Japan, Wakayama, Nada-Cho, at 35-7 m depth, ex...
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-90) (from synonym Homalocantha fauroti Jousseaume, 1888)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 876586 Dorsal)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
