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Murexsul valae (Houart, 1991)

407904  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:407904)

accepted
Species
Murexsul aikeni Lussi, 2010 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
(of Muricopsis (Murexsul) valae Houart, 1991) Houart, R. (1991). Description of four new species of Muricidae from southern Africa with range extensions and a review of the subgenus <i>Poropteron</i> Jousseaume, 1880 (Ocenebrinae). <em>Apex.</em> 6 (3-4): 59-76., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41530281
page(s): 74, figs 31-35, 46-49 [details] 
Type locality contained in Natal  
type locality contained in Natal (origin: native - endemic) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Murexsul valae (Houart, 1991). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=407904 on 2025-05-11
Date
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2009-07-01 11:35:47Z
created
2009-07-09 14:27:30Z
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Nomenclature

original description (of Muricopsis (Murexsul) valae Houart, 1991) Houart, R. (1991). Description of four new species of Muricidae from southern Africa with range extensions and a review of the subgenus <i>Poropteron</i> Jousseaume, 1880 (Ocenebrinae). <em>Apex.</em> 6 (3-4): 59-76., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41530281
page(s): 74, figs 31-35, 46-49 [details] 

original description (of Murexsul aikeni Lussi, 2010) Lussi M. (2010) Revision of the genus <i>Murexsul</i> Iredale, 1915 (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricopsinae) occurring off the coast of South Africa with the descriptions of two new species. <i>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale</i> 68: 6-10. [details] 

basis of record 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): 242, pl. 37 figs 1-4 [details] 

Identification resource

identification resource 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. [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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