WoRMS taxon details
Babelomurex tectumsinense (Deshayes, 1856)
410872 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:410872)
accepted
Species
Babelomurex gilli S. Kosuge, 1990 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Babelomurex tectumsinensis [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (specific name is a noun,...)
specific name is a noun, therefore invariable
Coralliophila mandji P. A. Bernard, 1989 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Coralliophila priolana Settepassi, 1977 · unaccepted (unavailable following ICZN art. 11.4)
Murex tectumsinense Deshayes, 1856 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Murex tectumsinense Deshayes, 1856) Deshayes, G. P. (1856). Description d'espèces nouvelles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 5: 78-82, pl. 3., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15862137
page(s): 78-79; pl. 3 figs 3-4 [figs 1-2 cited in error]; note: spelled Tectum-Sinense [details]
page(s): 78-79; pl. 3 figs 3-4 [figs 1-2 cited in error]; note: spelled Tectum-Sinense [details]
Type locality contained in Algerian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Algerian Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Babelomurex tectumsinense (Deshayes, 1856). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=410872 on 2026-10-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Coralliophila mandji P. A. Bernard, 1989) Bernard, P. A. (1989). A new <i> Coralliophila</i> from Gabon, West Africa. <em>La Conchiglia.</em> 20 (242-245): 48-50. [details] Available for editors 
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original description (of Murex tectumsinense Deshayes, 1856) Deshayes, G. P. (1856). Description d'espèces nouvelles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 5: 78-82, pl. 3., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15862137
page(s): 78-79; pl. 3 figs 3-4 [figs 1-2 cited in error]; note: spelled Tectum-Sinense [details]
original description (of Babelomurex gilli S. Kosuge, 1990) Kosuge, S. (1990). Description of a new species of the family Coralliophilidae from western Sahara, West Africa (Gastropoda). <em>Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo.</em> 2(9): 147–148, pl. 55, figs. 1–6. [details]
original description (of Coralliophila priolana Settepassi, 1977) Settepassi, F. (1977). Atlante Malacologico. I molluschi marini viventi nel Mediterraneo, volume II. Museo di Zoologia, Roma, 304 pp. [stated date 1971 on frontispiece]. [details]
basis of record Cossignani T. (2010) Validazione di <i>Babelomurex tectumsinensis</i> (Deshayes, 1856). <i>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale</i> 66: 19. [details]
basis of record Houart, R., Garrigues, B. & Ryall, P. (2026). Taxonomic review of the family Muricidae (Gastropoda: Muricoidea) of tropical West Africa. <em>Acta Conchyliorum.</em> 25: 1-415.
page(s): 75, textfig. 72, pl. 56 figs A-R, pl. 57 figs A-T [details]
[request]original description (of Murex tectumsinense Deshayes, 1856) Deshayes, G. P. (1856). Description d'espèces nouvelles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 5: 78-82, pl. 3., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15862137
page(s): 78-79; pl. 3 figs 3-4 [figs 1-2 cited in error]; note: spelled Tectum-Sinense [details]
original description (of Babelomurex gilli S. Kosuge, 1990) Kosuge, S. (1990). Description of a new species of the family Coralliophilidae from western Sahara, West Africa (Gastropoda). <em>Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo.</em> 2(9): 147–148, pl. 55, figs. 1–6. [details]
original description (of Coralliophila priolana Settepassi, 1977) Settepassi, F. (1977). Atlante Malacologico. I molluschi marini viventi nel Mediterraneo, volume II. Museo di Zoologia, Roma, 304 pp. [stated date 1971 on frontispiece]. [details]
basis of record Cossignani T. (2010) Validazione di <i>Babelomurex tectumsinensis</i> (Deshayes, 1856). <i>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale</i> 66: 19. [details]
basis of record Houart, R., Garrigues, B. & Ryall, P. (2026). Taxonomic review of the family Muricidae (Gastropoda: Muricoidea) of tropical West Africa. <em>Acta Conchyliorum.</em> 25: 1-415.
page(s): 75, textfig. 72, pl. 56 figs A-R, pl. 57 figs A-T [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Babelomurex gilli S. Kosuge, 1990)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Murex tectumsinense Deshayes, 1856)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Coralliophila priolana Settepassi, 1977)
To Malacopics (Babelomurex tectumsinense (Deshayes, 1856) Spain, Canarias, Las Palmas, Lanzarote, ...
To Malacopics (Coralliophila mandji P.A.Bernard,1989 Gabon, Manji, off Libreville) (from synonym Coralliophila mandji P. A. Bernard, 1989)
To PESI (from synonym Coralliophila priolana Settepassi, 1977)
To PESI (from synonym Murex tectumsinense Deshayes, 1856)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Babelomurex gilli S. Kosuge, 1990)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Murex tectumsinense Deshayes, 1856)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Coralliophila priolana Settepassi, 1977)
To Malacopics (Babelomurex tectumsinense (Deshayes, 1856) Spain, Canarias, Las Palmas, Lanzarote, ...
To Malacopics (Coralliophila mandji P.A.Bernard,1989 Gabon, Manji, off Libreville) (from synonym Coralliophila mandji P. A. Bernard, 1989)
To PESI (from synonym Coralliophila priolana Settepassi, 1977)
To PESI (from synonym Murex tectumsinense Deshayes, 1856)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Babelomurex gilli S. Kosuge, 1990)
Unreviewed
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