WoRMS name details
Murex papilla W. Wood, 1828
476774 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:476774)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Wood, W. (1828). <i>Supplement to the Index Testaceologicus; or A catalogue of shells, British and foreign</i>. Richard Taylor, London. iv [+1] + 59 pp., plates 1-8. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22991199
page(s): 14, pl. 5 (Murex), fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 14, pl. 5 (Murex), fig. 2 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Murex papilla W. Wood, 1828. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476774 on 2026-06-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Wood, W. (1828). <i>Supplement to the Index Testaceologicus; or A catalogue of shells, British and foreign</i>. Richard Taylor, London. iv [+1] + 59 pp., plates 1-8. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22991199
page(s): 14, pl. 5 (Murex), fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 14, pl. 5 (Murex), fig. 2 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Powell, A. W. B. (1965). New Zealand molluscan systematics with descriptions of new species: part 5. <em>Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 6: 161–168, pl. 22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60784762
page(s): 162 [details]
page(s): 162 [details]
