WoRMS name details
Murex marcoensis G. B. Sowerby III, 1900
404564 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:404564)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine
Sowerby, G. B. III. (1900). Descriptions of two new species of shells: <em>Murex marcoensis</em> and <em>Cassis booleyi</em>. <em>The Journal of Malacology.</em> 7(7): 162-163., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16100165#page/496/mode/1up
page(s): 162 [details]
page(s): 162 [details]
Type locality contained in USA
, Note Marco, Florida
type locality contained in USA (origin: native) [details]
Type locality Marco, Florida [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Murex marcoensis G. B. Sowerby III, 1900. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404564 on 2025-04-26
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby, G. B. III. (1900). Descriptions of two new species of shells: <em>Murex marcoensis</em> and <em>Cassis booleyi</em>. <em>The Journal of Malacology.</em> 7(7): 162-163., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16100165#page/496/mode/1up
page(s): 162 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
page(s): 162 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Houart, R. (2014). <i>Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp. [details]
source of synonymy Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. [details]
source of synonymy Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
Baker, F. C. (1903). Note on <i>Murex marcoensis</i> Sowerby. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 17(8): 88-89., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1726511 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Marco, Florida [details]
