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WoRMS taxon details

Murexsul oxytatus (M. Smith, 1938)

AphiaID

407876 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:407876)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Murexsul Iredale, 1915

Original name

Murex hexagonus oxytata M. Smith, 1938 †

Synonymised names

Murex hexagonus oxytata M. Smith, 1938 † · unaccepted (original combination)

Muricopsis lyonsi Petuch, 1986 † · unaccepted

Muricopsis oxytatus (M. Smith, 1938) · unaccepted

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

(of Murex hexagonus oxytata M. Smith, 1938 †) Smith, M. (1938). Further notes upon Tertiary and Recent mollusks from Florida together with descriptions of new species [concluded]. The Nautilus. 51(3): 88-91; 51(2): pl. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9203316
page(s): 89 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Florida

type locality contained in Florida [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Murexsul oxytatus (M. Smith, 1938). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=407876 on 2026-10-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-07-01 11:35:47Z

created

Houart, Roland

2009-07-09 14:27:30Z

changed

Houart, Roland

2018-12-16 06:15:16Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Muricopsis lyonsi Petuch, 1986 †) Petuch, E. J. (1986). The Pliocene reefs of Miami: their geomorphological significance in the evolution of the Atlantic coastal ridge, southeastern Florida, U.S.A. Journal of Coastal Research. 2(4): 391-408, 4 pls.
page(s): 404, pl. 4 figs 12-13 [details] Available for editors

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original description (of Murex hexagonus oxytata M. Smith, 1938 †) Smith, M. (1938). Further notes upon Tertiary and Recent mollusks from Florida together with descriptions of new species [concluded]. The Nautilus. 51(3): 88-91; 51(2): pl. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9203316
page(s): 89 [details]

basis of record Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J.P. (2022). Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world: Part Muricopsinae. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 528 pp.
page(s): 212, pl. 22 figs 1-2; 250, pl. 41 figs 1-8 [details]

Other

additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors

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