Marine Species Traits - Ergalatax contracta (Reeve, 1846)

(of Buccinum contractum Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846-1847). Monograph of the genus Buccinum. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, 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]

Type data

Type locality contained in Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone

type locality contained in Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ergalatax contracta (Reeve, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=233616 on 2025-05-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-07-27 07:41:08Z

created

Renders, Kristel

2009-07-02 01:09:23Z

changed

Houart, Roland

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Buccinum contractum Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846-1847). Monograph of the genus Buccinum. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, 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 Murex calcarius Dunker, 1860) Dunker, W. (1860). Neue japanische Mollusken. Malakozoologische Blätter. 6: 221-240. [Published Jan. 1860, see pages 209 & 225]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16014319
page(s): 230 [details]

original description (of Ocinebra pilsbryana F. C. Baker, 1891) Baker, F. C. (1891). Remarks on the Muricidae with descriptions of new species of shells. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 43: 56-61., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26357722
page(s): 57 [details]

original description (of Pentadactylus ceylonicus Preston, 1909) Preston, H. B. (1909). Description of new land and marine shells from Ceylon and S. India. Records of the Indian Museum. 3(2): 133-140; 3(3): pl. 22. Calcutta. [June and October, respectively]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11129993
page(s): 137, pl. 22, fig. 22 [details]

original description (of Ricinula ocellata Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846). Monograph of the genus Ricinula. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 3, pl. 1-6 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-3, August 1846, pl. 5, September 1846; pl. 4, 6, October 1846]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118823#page/441/mode/1up
page(s): pl. 5, species no. 34 [details]

original description (of Urosalpinx bandana Schepman, 1911) Schepman, M. M. (1911). The Prosobranchia of the Siboga Expedition. Part IV. Rachiglossa. Siboga-Expeditie. 49d: 247-363, pls 18–24. Leiden, E.J. Brill., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34450542
page(s): 351 [details]

original description (of Urosalpinx innotabilis E. A. Smith, 1879) Smith, E. A. (1879). On a collection of Mollusca from Japan. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1879): 181-218, pls 19-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28520661
page(s): 201-202, pl. 20, fig. 32. [details]

original description (of Urosalpinx smithi Schepman, 1911) Schepman, M. M. (1911). The Prosobranchia of the Siboga Expedition. Part IV. Rachiglossa. Siboga-Expeditie. 49d: 247-363, pls 18–24. Leiden, E.J. Brill., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34450542
page(s): 351 [details]

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

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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. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. ser. 4, 16 (A, 2-4): 245-297. [July 1995]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59176576 [details]

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

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Identification resource

identification resource Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]

Other

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. BioInvasions Records. 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors

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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. Mediterranean Marine Science. 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

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

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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. Mediterranean Marine Science. 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]

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

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. Mediterranean Marine Science. 9(1): 119-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.146 [details] Available for editors

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

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Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From regional or thematic species database

Introduced species vector dispersal in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]

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