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Ergalatax obscura Houart, 1996

140394  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140394)

 unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine
Houart, R. (1996). On the identity of <i>Morula martensi</i> Dall, 1923 and description of a new species of <i>Ergalatax</i> from the Red Sea (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Ergalataxinae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 110 (1): 12-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274334
page(s): 12-16 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ergalatax obscura Houart, 1996. Accessed through: Rius, M.; Ahyong, S.; Costello, M. J.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Katsanevakis, S.; Lejeusne, C.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Poore, G. C. B; Robinson, T. B.; Sterrer, W.; Turon, X.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2021) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: http://marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140394 on 2025-05-17
Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Ergalatax obscura Houart, 1996. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140394 on 2025-05-17
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
2009-07-05 18:42:16Z
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2021-05-28 07:28:03Z
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original description Houart, R. (1996). On the identity of <i>Morula martensi</i> Dall, 1923 and description of a new species of <i>Ergalatax</i> from the Red Sea (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Ergalataxinae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 110 (1): 12-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274334
page(s): 12-16 [details] 

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

additional source Zenetos, A.; Gofas, S.; Russo, G.; Templado, J. (2004). CIESM Atlas of exotic species in the Mediterranean. Vol. 3 Molluscs, 376 pp. <em>Monaco, CIESM Publishers.</em> , available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20210507152030/http://www.ciesm.org/atlas/appendix3.html
page(s): 114-115; note: misapplication to the alien species now known as Ergalatax junionae Houart, 2008 [details] 

additional source Houart, R. (2008). Rehabilitation of <i>Ergalatax martensi</i> Schepman, 1892) (Gastropoda: Muricidae), senior synonym of <i>Ergalatax obscura</i> Houart, and description of <i>Ergalatax junionae</i>, new name for <i>Morula martensi</i> Dall. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 122 (2): 99-106., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35186044 [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality