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Murex (Muricanthus) Swainson, 1840

1363285  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1363285)

 unaccepted (original rank)
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Murex radix Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Muricanthus radix (Gmelin, 1791) (type by subsequent designation)
Murex (Muricantha) P. Fischer, 1884 · unaccepted (unjustified emendation)

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Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 296 [details]   
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Murex (Muricanthus) Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1363285 on 2024-03-19
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original description Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 296 [details]