WoRMS name details
Murex tortuus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
404875 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:404875)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 58–67, 187–199 [Parts 58-67, figs 1-58 [1834]; 187-199, figs 59-121, catalogue (pp. 1-9) and index to the figure (pp. i-ii) (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11915991
page(s): 59, fig. 8; note: attributed to Broderip [details]
page(s): 59, fig. 8; note: attributed to Broderip [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Murex tortuus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404875 on 2026-07-08
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Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 58–67, 187–199 [Parts 58-67, figs 1-58 [1834]; 187-199, figs 59-121, catalogue (pp. 1-9) and index to the figure (pp. i-ii) (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11915991
page(s): 59, fig. 8; note: attributed to Broderip [details]
page(s): 59, fig. 8; note: attributed to Broderip [details]
Unreviewed
Remark n. n. for crispus Broderip, 1833, not Lamarck, 1803 [details]
