WoRMS taxon details
Phyllonotus pomum (Gmelin, 1791)
419944 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:419944)
accepted
Species
Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) pomum (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Chicoreus pomum (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Murex (Phyllonotus) pomum Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Murex asperrimus Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted > junior homonym (of Murex asperrimus Gmelin, 1791)
Murex pomiformis Mörch, 1852 · unaccepted > unjustified emendation
Murex pomiformis Locard, 1897 · unaccepted > junior homonym
Murex pomum Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of Murex pomum Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3527 [details]
page(s): 3527 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Phyllonotus pomum (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419944 on 2026-06-08
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex asperrimus Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433
page(s): 164 [details]
original description (of Murex pomiformis Mörch, 1852) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1852-1853). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora</i>, 170 pp. [1852]; <i>Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata</i>, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12921
page(s): 96; note: name attributed by Mörch to "Mart." [= Martini] [details]
original description (of Murex pomum Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3527 [details]
original description (of Murex pomiformis Locard, 1897) Locard, A. (1897-1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. <em>Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson.</em> vol. 1 [1897], p. 1-516 pl. 1-22; vol. 2 [1898], p. 1-515, pl. 1-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10994100
page(s): 308 [details]
basis of record Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
page(s): 116 [details]
page(s): 164 [details]
original description (of Murex pomiformis Mörch, 1852) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1852-1853). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora</i>, 170 pp. [1852]; <i>Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata</i>, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12921
page(s): 96; note: name attributed by Mörch to "Mart." [= Martini] [details]
original description (of Murex pomum Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3527 [details]
original description (of Murex pomiformis Locard, 1897) Locard, A. (1897-1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. <em>Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson.</em> vol. 1 [1897], p. 1-516 pl. 1-22; vol. 2 [1898], p. 1-515, pl. 1-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10994100
page(s): 308 [details]
basis of record Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
page(s): 116 [details]
Other
additional source
Garrigues B. & Lamy D. (2016). Description de trois nouvelles espèces de Muricidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) collectées durant l'expédition du MNHN en Guyane Française et réhabilitation de <i>Murex mexicanus</i> Petit de la Saussaye, 1852. <em>Xenophora Taxonomy.</em> 12: 30-43. [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Garrigues B. & Lamy D. (2019). Inventaire des Muricidae récoltés au cours de la campagne MADIBENTHOS du MNHN en Martinique (Antilles Françaises) et description de 12 nouvelles espèces des genres <i>Dermomurex</i>, <i>Attilosa, Acanthotrophon, Favartia, Muricopsis</i> et <i>Pygmaepterys</i> (Mollusca, Gastropoda). <em>Xenophora Taxonomy.</em> 23: 22-59.
page(s): 25, pl. 1 figs 18-21 [details]
additional source Houart, R.; Garrigues, B.; Lamy, D. (2026). Review, descriptions and iconography of the living species of <i>Phyllonotus</i> (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae) from the Caribbean Sea and the western Atlantic Ocean with comments on the shell diversity and variability, followed by the description of nine new species. <em>Novapex.</em> 27(HS16): 1-69.
page(s): 32, figs 29A-D, 30A-M, 31, 32 [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Garrigues B. & Lamy D. (2019). Inventaire des Muricidae récoltés au cours de la campagne MADIBENTHOS du MNHN en Martinique (Antilles Françaises) et description de 12 nouvelles espèces des genres <i>Dermomurex</i>, <i>Attilosa, Acanthotrophon, Favartia, Muricopsis</i> et <i>Pygmaepterys</i> (Mollusca, Gastropoda). <em>Xenophora Taxonomy.</em> 23: 22-59.
page(s): 25, pl. 1 figs 18-21 [details]
additional source Houart, R.; Garrigues, B.; Lamy, D. (2026). Review, descriptions and iconography of the living species of <i>Phyllonotus</i> (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae) from the Caribbean Sea and the western Atlantic Ocean with comments on the shell diversity and variability, followed by the description of nine new species. <em>Novapex.</em> 27(HS16): 1-69.
page(s): 32, figs 29A-D, 30A-M, 31, 32 [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (20 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (119 publications) (from synonym Murex pomum Gmelin, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Chicoreus pomum (Gmelin, 1791))
To Conchology (Phyllonotus pomum FOSSIL)
To Conchology (Phyllonotus pomum)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phyllonotus pomum)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Murex pomum Gmelin, 1791)
To Malacopics (Phyllonotus pomum (Gmelin, 1791) Curaçao, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To Malacopics (Phyllonotus pomum (Gmelin, 1791) United States, Florida, Miami Canal)
To NHMUK collection (Murex pomum Gmelin, 1791; NHMUK:ecatalogue:8091821) (from synonym Murex pomum Gmelin, 1791)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Murex pomum Gmelin, 1791)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (119 publications) (from synonym Murex pomum Gmelin, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Chicoreus pomum (Gmelin, 1791))
To Conchology (Phyllonotus pomum FOSSIL)
To Conchology (Phyllonotus pomum)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phyllonotus pomum)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Murex pomum Gmelin, 1791)
To Malacopics (Phyllonotus pomum (Gmelin, 1791) Curaçao, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To Malacopics (Phyllonotus pomum (Gmelin, 1791) United States, Florida, Miami Canal)
To NHMUK collection (Murex pomum Gmelin, 1791; NHMUK:ecatalogue:8091821) (from synonym Murex pomum Gmelin, 1791)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Murex pomum Gmelin, 1791)
To ITIS
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