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Ergalatax contracta (Reeve, 1846)

233616  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:233616)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Neogastropoda (Order)
  7. Muricoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Muricidae (Family)
  9. Ergalataxinae (Subfamily)
  10. Ergalatax (Genus)
  11. Ergalatax contracta (Species)
accepted
Species
Ergalatax giauae Thach, 2023 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
(of ) Reeve, L. A. (1846-1847). Monograph of the genus <i>Buccinum</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pl. 1-14 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-12, December 1846; pl. 13-14, February 1847]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118823
page(s): pl. 8, species no. 53 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ergalatax contracta (Reeve, 1846). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=233616 on 2025-09-15
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Ergalatax contracta (Reeve, 1846). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=233616 on 2025-09-15
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2006-07-27 07:41:08Z
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Renders, Kristel
2009-07-02 01:09:23Z
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Houart, Roland

original description (of ) Reeve, L. A. (1846-1847). Monograph of the genus <i>Buccinum</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pl. 1-14 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-12, December 1846; pl. 13-14, February 1847]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118823
page(s): pl. 8, species no. 53 [details] 

original description (of Ergalatax giauae Thach, 2023) Thach, N. N. (2023). <i>New shells of South Asia and Japan, Taiwan, China</i>. Akron, Ohio: 48Hrs Book Company. 141 pp. [including 63 plates].
page(s): 34, figs 195-196 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Houart, R. (1995). The Ergalataxinae (Gastropoda, Muricidae) from the New Caledonia region with some comments on the subfamily and the description of thirteen new species from the Indo-West Pacific. <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> ser. 4, 16 (A, 2-4): 245-297. [July 1995]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59176576 [details] 

additional source Galil, B. (2007). Seeing Red: Alien species along the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 2(4): 281-312., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2007.2.4.2 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Zenetos, A., E. Meric, M. Verlaque, P. Galli, C.F. Boudouresque, A. Giangrande, M. Cinar & M. Bilecenoglu. (2008). Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the Mediterranean with special emphasis on Foraminifera and Parasites. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 9(1): 119-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.146 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Houart, R.; Gori, S. & Rosado, J. (2017). The Muricidae (Gastropoda: Muricoidea) from Oman with the description of four new species. <em>Novapex.</em> 18 (3): 41-69. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details] OpenAccess publication

identification resource Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), <i>Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa</i>. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) 
To Conchology (Ergalatax contracta ALBINISTIC) 
To Conchology (Ergalatax contracta BLACK) 
To Conchology (Ergalatax contracta CREAM) 
To Conchology (Ergalatax contracta) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ergalatax contracta) 
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 25 proteins) 
To Malacopics (Ergalatax contracta (Reeve, 1846) Fiji, Western, Viti Levu, between Nambila and Yako, intertidal on reef under coral slab, collected 1999-07-00, ex coll. J. Trausel .) 
To Malacopics (Ergalatax contracta (Reeve, 1846) Japan, Wakayama, Nada-Cho, at 3.5-9 m depth, collected , ex coll. J. Trausel .) 
To Malacopics (Urosalpinx bandana Schepman,1911 HOLOTYPE Indonesia, Maluku, Banda anchorage, at 9-45 m depth) 
To Malacopics (Urosalpinx smithi Schepman,1911 HOLOTYPE Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara, Sapeh Strait, 8°23’.5 S 119°04’.6 E, at 69 m depth) 
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