WoRMS taxon details
Vokesimurex rectirostris (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
405224 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:405224)
accepted
Species
Haustellum rectirostris (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) · unaccepted
Murex rectirostris G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Murex rectirostris G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1841). Descriptions of some new species of <i>Murex</i>, principally from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1840: 137-147., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571576
page(s): 138 [details]
(of Murex rectirostris G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) 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. 197 fig. 111, and unpaginated index; note: spelled rectirostrum [details]
page(s): 138 [details]
(of Murex rectirostris G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) 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. 197 fig. 111, and unpaginated index; note: spelled rectirostrum [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Vokesimurex rectirostris (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=405224 on 2026-03-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex rectirostris G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1841). Descriptions of some new species of <i>Murex</i>, principally from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1840: 137-147., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571576
page(s): 138 [details]
original description (of Murex rectirostris G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) 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. 197 fig. 111, and unpaginated index; note: spelled rectirostrum [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. [details]
page(s): 138 [details]
original description (of Murex rectirostris G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) 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. 197 fig. 111, and unpaginated index; note: spelled rectirostrum [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. [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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヒメホネガイ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Murex rectirostris G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Haustellum rectirostris (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841))
To Conchology (Vokesimurex rectirostris)
To Malacopics (Vokesimurex rectirostris (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) Taiwan, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker J...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Murex rectirostris G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Haustellum rectirostris (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841))
To Conchology (Vokesimurex rectirostris)
To Malacopics (Vokesimurex rectirostris (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) Taiwan, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker J...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Murex rectirostris G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
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