WoRMS taxon details
Vokesimurex chrysostoma (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)
405199 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:405199)
accepted
Species
Haustellum chrysostoma (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Murex bellus Reeve, 1845 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex chrysostoma G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 · unaccepted (original combination)
Vokesimurex bellus (Reeve, 1845) · unaccepted
marine
(of Murex chrysostoma G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 58–67, 187–199 [Parts 58-67, figs 1-58 [1834]; 187-199, figs 59-121, catalogue (pp. 1-9) and index to the figure (pp. i-ii) (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11915991
page(s): 1, pl. 58 fig. 1, and unpaginated index [details]
page(s): 1, pl. 58 fig. 1, and unpaginated index [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vokesimurex chrysostoma (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=405199 on 2025-12-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex bellus Reeve, 1845) Reeve, L. A. (1845-1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica: or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pls 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, January 1845; pl. 2-4, April 1845; pl. 5-12, May 1845; pl. 13-22, June 1845; pl. 23-32, August 1845; pl. 33-34, October 1845; pl. 35-36, April 1846; supplementary pl. 1, June 1849]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118364
page(s): pl. 21, species no. 84 [details]
original description (of Murex chrysostoma G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 58–67, 187–199 [Parts 58-67, figs 1-58 [1834]; 187-199, figs 59-121, catalogue (pp. 1-9) and index to the figure (pp. i-ii) (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11915991
page(s): 1, pl. 58 fig. 1, and unpaginated index [details]
page(s): pl. 21, species no. 84 [details]
original description (of Murex chrysostoma G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 58–67, 187–199 [Parts 58-67, figs 1-58 [1834]; 187-199, figs 59-121, catalogue (pp. 1-9) and index to the figure (pp. i-ii) (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11915991
page(s): 1, pl. 58 fig. 1, and unpaginated index [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Houart, R. (2014). <i>Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | goldmouth murex | [details] |
| German | Goldmund-StachelschneckeGoldmundmurex | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Murex chrysostoma G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)
To Conchology (Vokesimurex chrysostoma)
To Malacopics (Vokesimurex chrysostoma (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) Venezuela, Falcon, Peninsula de Pa...
To Malacopics (Vokesimurex chrysostoma (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) Venezuela, Sucre, Isla Margarita, ...
To NHMUK collection (Murex bellus Reeve, 1845; SYNTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3505901) (from synonym Murex bellus Reeve, 1845)
To NHMUK collection (Murex chrysostoma Sowerby II, 1834; POSSIBLE TYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3505903) (from synonym Murex chrysostoma G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)
To Conchology (Vokesimurex chrysostoma)
To Malacopics (Vokesimurex chrysostoma (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) Venezuela, Falcon, Peninsula de Pa...
To Malacopics (Vokesimurex chrysostoma (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) Venezuela, Sucre, Isla Margarita, ...
To NHMUK collection (Murex bellus Reeve, 1845; SYNTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3505901) (from synonym Murex bellus Reeve, 1845)
To NHMUK collection (Murex chrysostoma Sowerby II, 1834; POSSIBLE TYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3505903) (from synonym Murex chrysostoma G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)
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