WoRMS name details
Murex scorpio Linnaeus, 1758
404814 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:404814)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
marine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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page(s): 747 [details] Available for editors
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Murex scorpio Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404814 on 2026-07-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 747 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 747 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J.P. (2022). <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world: Part Muricopsinae</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 528 pp.
page(s): pl. 126 figs 1-2; note: syntypes illustrated [details]
page(s): pl. 126 figs 1-2; note: syntypes illustrated [details]
