WoRMS taxon details
Poropteron quinquelobatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1879)
992995 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:992995)
accepted
Species
Murex quinquelobatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1879 · unaccepted (original combination)
Pteropurpura (Poropteron) joostei Lorenz, 1990 · unaccepted
Pteropurpura joostei Lorenz, 1990 · unaccepted
Pteropurpura quinquelobata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1879) · unaccepted
marine
(of Murex quinquelobatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1879) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1879). Monograph of the genus <i>Murex</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 4 (33-34): 1-55, pls 380-403. London. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15937022 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Poropteron quinquelobatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1879). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=992995 on 2026-05-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex quinquelobatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1879) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1879). Monograph of the genus <i>Murex</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 4 (33-34): 1-55, pls 380-403. London. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15937022 [details]
original description (of Pteropurpura joostei Lorenz, 1990) Lorenz, F. (1990). Further notes on South African Muricidae. <em>La Conchiglia.</em> 256: 12-17. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Barco, A.; Herbert, G.; Houart, R.; Fassio, G. & Oliverio, M. (2017). A molecular phylogenetic framework for the subfamily Ocenebrinae (Gastropoda, Muricidae). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 46 (3): 322-335., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12219 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Pteropurpura joostei Lorenz, 1990) Lorenz, F. (1990). Further notes on South African Muricidae. <em>La Conchiglia.</em> 256: 12-17. [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Barco, A.; Herbert, G.; Houart, R.; Fassio, G. & Oliverio, M. (2017). A molecular phylogenetic framework for the subfamily Ocenebrinae (Gastropoda, Muricidae). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 46 (3): 322-335., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12219 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Conchology (Poropteron quinquelobatus)
To Malacopics (Poropteron quinquelobatus (G.B.Sowerby,1879) South Africa)
To Malacopics (Poropteron quinquelobatus (G.B.Sowerby,1879) South Africa)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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