WoRMS name details
Murex moriformis R. P. Lesson, 1844
404634 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:404634)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lesson R.P. (1844). Description de quatre espèces nouvelles de <i>Murex</i>. <em>L'Echo du Monde Savant.</em> 11(23): 536-539; 11(24): 11(24): 568-570., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47082157
page(s): 538 [details]
page(s): 538 [details]
Type locality contained in Hawaiian Islands
type locality contained in Hawaiian Islands [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Murex moriformis R. P. Lesson, 1844. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404634 on 2025-05-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Lesson R.P. (1844). Description de quatre espèces nouvelles de <i>Murex</i>. <em>L'Echo du Monde Savant.</em> 11(23): 536-539; 11(24): 11(24): 568-570., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47082157
page(s): 538 [details]
page(s): 538 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Houart, R. (1995). The Ergalataxinae (Gastropoda, Muricidae) from the New Caledonia region with some comments on the subfamily and the description of thirteen new species from the Indo-West Pacific. <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> ser. 4, 16 (A, 2-4): 245-297. [July 1995]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59176576 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
