WoRMS name details
Murex adamsi G. B. Sowerby II, 1879
398825 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:398825)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1879). Monograph of the genus <i>Murex</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 4 (33-34): 1-55, pls 380-403. London. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15937022
page(s): 38, 53, fig. 234 [details]
page(s): 38, 53, fig. 234 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Murex adamsi G. B. Sowerby II, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=398825 on 2026-06-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1879). Monograph of the genus <i>Murex</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 4 (33-34): 1-55, pls 380-403. London. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15937022
page(s): 38, 53, fig. 234 [details]
page(s): 38, 53, fig. 234 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Houart, R., Garrigues, B. & Ryall, P. (2026). Taxonomic review of the family Muricidae (Gastropoda: Muricoidea) of tropical West Africa. <em>Acta Conchyliorum.</em> 25: 1-415.
page(s): 89 [details]
page(s): 89 [details]
