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Favartia dorothyae W. K. Emerson & D'Attilio, 1979
408760 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:408760)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Emerson, W. K. & D'Attilio, A. (1979). Six new living species of muricacean gastropods. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 93(1): 1-10. [10 January 1979]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8275049
page(s): 5 [details]
page(s): 5 [details]
Type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note tangle nets, 30 meters, off Punta Engano,...
type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality tangle nets, 30 meters, off Punta Engano, Mactan Island [details]
Etymology Named for the American conchologist, Dorothy Ann Janowsky (1942-****).
Etymology Named for the American conchologist, Dorothy Ann Janowsky (1942-****). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Favartia dorothyae W. K. Emerson & D'Attilio, 1979. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408760 on 2025-08-19
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Emerson, W. K. & D'Attilio, A. (1979). Six new living species of muricacean gastropods. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 93(1): 1-10. [10 January 1979]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8275049
page(s): 5 [details]
additional source 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.
note: synonymized with F. maculata [details]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 85, pls. S229a-b [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy 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): pl. 70 figs 7a-b; note: holotype illustrated [details]
page(s): 5 [details]
additional source 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.
note: synonymized with F. maculata [details]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 85, pls. S229a-b [details] Available for editors
[request]source of synonymy 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): pl. 70 figs 7a-b; note: holotype illustrated [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
