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Acupurpura Jousseaume, 1880

AphiaID

395172 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:395172)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Murex Linnaeus, 1758

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Murex tenuispina Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Murex pecten pecten [Lightfoot], 1786 (type by original designation)

Parent

Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815

Original name

Acupurpura Jousseaume, 1880

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Species Acupurpura carbonnieri Jousseaume, 1881 accepted as Murex carbonnieri (Jousseaume, 1881) (original combination)

Environment

marine

Original description

Jousseaume, F. P. (1880). Division méthodique de la famille des Purpuridés. <em>Le Naturaliste.</em> 2(42): 335-338., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33928744
page(s): 335 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Acupurpura Jousseaume, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=395172 on 2026-07-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-05-21 14:45:59Z

created

Houart, Roland

2011-03-06 08:47:38Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2023-08-28 20:29:00Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2026-01-15 19:06:45Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

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Nomenclature

original description Jousseaume, F. P. (1880). Division méthodique de la famille des Purpuridés. <em>Le Naturaliste.</em> 2(42): 335-338., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33928744
page(s): 335 [details]

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