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Thaisella forbesii (Dunker, 1853) 
AphiaID: 574253

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricoidea (Superfamily) > Muricidae (Family) > Rapaninae (Subfamily) > Thaisella (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Thaisella Clench, 1947
Synonymised
taxa		  Purpura forbesii Dunker, 1853 (original combination)
 Thais (Thaisella) langi Clench & Turner, 1948
 Thais forbesii Dunker
Sources  basis of record: Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102. [Published online 28 September 2012; Code-compliant paper version published January 2013], available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2012.09.014 [details]

basis of record (from synonym): Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon]

source of synonymy (from synonym): Claremont M., Williams S.T., Barraclough T.G. & Reid D.G. (2011) The geographic scale of speciation in a marine snail with high dispersal potential. Journal of Biogeography 38: 1016-1032. [details] [view taxon]

Distribution Cacuaco (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Image 
Thaisella forbesii
Thaisella forbesii
added on 2013-01-07 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam ()
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:574253
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2011-06-18 20:06:30Z  created  Bouchet, Philippe
  
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  Citation: Bouchet, P. (2013). Thaisella forbesii (Dunker, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574253 on 2013-06-20
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