WoRMS taxon details
Phyllonotus margaritensis (Abbott, 1958)
568021 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:568021)
accepted
Species
Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) margaritensis (Abbott, 1958) · unaccepted
Chicoreus margaritensis (Abbott, 1958) · unaccepted
Murex (Phyllonotus) imperialis Swainson, 1831 † · unaccepted
Murex imperialis Swainson, 1831 · unaccepted (Invalid: junior homonym of Murex...)
Invalid: junior homonym of Murex imperialis Fischer, 1807; Murex margaritensis is a replacement name
Murex margaritensis Abbott, 1958 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Murex margaritensis Abbott, 1958) Abbott, R. T. (1958). The marine mollusks of Grand Cayman Island, British West Indies. <em>Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Monograph.</em> 11: 1–138, 5 pls.
page(s): 61, pl. 1 figs n, o [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 61, pl. 1 figs n, o [details] Available for editors
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Type locality contained in Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Phyllonotus margaritensis (Abbott, 1958). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=568021 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex margaritensis Abbott, 1958) Abbott, R. T. (1958). The marine mollusks of Grand Cayman Island, British West Indies. <em>Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Monograph.</em> 11: 1–138, 5 pls.
page(s): 61, pl. 1 figs n, o [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Murex imperialis Swainson, 1831) Swainson, W. (1829-1833). Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series. London: Baldwin & Cradock. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-30 [1829] pl. 31-45 [1830] pl. 46-85 [1831] pl. 86-96 [1832] pl. 97-136 [1833]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/42278
page(s): 2: pl. 67 [details]
basis of record 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): 116 [details]
page(s): 61, pl. 1 figs n, o [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Murex imperialis Swainson, 1831) Swainson, W. (1829-1833). Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series. London: Baldwin & Cradock. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-30 [1829] pl. 31-45 [1830] pl. 46-85 [1831] pl. 86-96 [1832] pl. 97-136 [1833]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/42278
page(s): 2: pl. 67 [details]
basis of record 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): 116 [details]
Other
additional source
Houart, R.; Garrigues, B.; Lamy, D. (2026). Review, descriptions and iconography of the living species of <i>Phyllonotus</i> (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae) from the Caribbean Sea and the western Atlantic Ocean with comments on the shell diversity and variability, followed by the description of nine new species. <em>Novapex.</em> 27(HS16): 1-69.
page(s): 19, figs 2, 17H-N, 18A-P, 19A-O, 20A-L, 21A-N, 22 [details]
page(s): 19, figs 2, 17H-N, 18A-P, 19A-O, 20A-L, 21A-N, 22 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Chicoreus margaritensis (Abbott, 1958))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Conchology (Phyllonotus margaritensis GIANT)
To Conchology (Phyllonotus margaritensis SET)
To Conchology (Phyllonotus margaritensis)
To Malacopics (Phyllonotus margaritensis (Abbott, 1958) Curaçao, Piscaderabaai, littoral on sand, ...
To Malacopics (Phyllonotus margaritensis (Abbott, 1958) Curaçao, Spaanse Water, collected 1974, ex...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Conchology (Phyllonotus margaritensis GIANT)
To Conchology (Phyllonotus margaritensis SET)
To Conchology (Phyllonotus margaritensis)
To Malacopics (Phyllonotus margaritensis (Abbott, 1958) Curaçao, Piscaderabaai, littoral on sand, ...
To Malacopics (Phyllonotus margaritensis (Abbott, 1958) Curaçao, Spaanse Water, collected 1974, ex...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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