WoRMS taxon details
Chicomurex turschi (Houart, 1981)
405853 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:405853)
accepted
Species
Chicoreus (Chicomurex) turschi Houart, 1981 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of Chicoreus (Chicomurex) turschi Houart, 1981) Houart, R. (1981). <i>Chicoreus (Chicomurex) turschi</i>, a new Muricidae from New Guinea. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 95(4): 186-188, figs. 1-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497253 [details]
Type locality contained in Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution Zululand, South Africa (?), Madagascar (?), the Philippines [uncertain; to be confirmed], Papua New Guinea, south of New...
Distribution Zululand, South Africa (?), Madagascar (?), the Philippines [uncertain; to be confirmed], Papua New Guinea, south of New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga, in 45–79 m. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chicomurex turschi (Houart, 1981). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=405853 on 2025-11-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chicoreus (Chicomurex) turschi Houart, 1981) Houart, R. (1981). <i>Chicoreus (Chicomurex) turschi</i>, a new Muricidae from New Guinea. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 95(4): 186-188, figs. 1-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8497253 [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), <i>Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa</i>. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
Houart, R., Moe, C. & Chen C. (2021). Living species of the genera <i>Chicomurex</i> Arakawa, 1964 and <i>Naquetia</i> Jousseaume, 1880 (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in the Indo-West Pacific. <em>Novapex.</em> 22 (hors-série 14): 1-52.
page(s): 24, figs 5C–D; 16M–Q; 17A–E; 19 [details]
additional source Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
page(s): 400, pl. 78 fig. 6; note: misapplication: figs 11-14 is Naquetia vokesae [details]
page(s): 24, figs 5C–D; 16M–Q; 17A–E; 19 [details]
additional source Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
page(s): 400, pl. 78 fig. 6; note: misapplication: figs 11-14 is Naquetia vokesae [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Zululand, South Africa (?), Madagascar (?), the Philippines [uncertain; to be confirmed], Papua New Guinea, south of New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga, in 45–79 m. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コガタガゼリガンゼキ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Chicoreus (Chicomurex) turschi Houart, 1981)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Chicomurex turschi)
To Malacopics (Chicomurex turschi (Houart,1981) Philippines, Mimaropa, Palawan, off Palawan Island)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Chicoreus (Chicomurex) turschi Houart, 1981)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Chicomurex turschi)
To Malacopics (Chicomurex turschi (Houart,1981) Philippines, Mimaropa, Palawan, off Palawan Island)
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