African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Muricanthus varius (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)

AfReMaS name details

Muricanthus varius (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)

AphiaID

225317 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225317)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted Name

Hexaplex varius (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)

Rank

Species

Parent

Muricanthus Swainson, 1840

Orig. name

Murex varius G. B. Sowerby II, 1834

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). Murex. In: The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent shells. London. 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/35432466
page(s): 67, fig. 57 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Muricanthus varius (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2024) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225317 on 2024-04-24

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2024). African Register of Marine Species. Muricanthus varius (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225317 on 2024-04-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-03-21 07:55:05Z

created

Nsiangango, Silvi Edith

2009-06-28 06:12:49Z

changed

Houart, Roland

2012-03-01 22:24:59Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2021-06-12 14:58:32Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2022-08-16 09:55:08Z

changed

Neubauer, Thomas A.

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of ) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). Murex. In: The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent shells. London. 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/35432466
page(s): 67, fig. 57 [details]

basis of record Gofas, S., Afonso, J.P. & Brandào, M. (1985). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp. Printed without date. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection