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Vaughtia purpuroides (Reeve, 1845)

404072  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:404072)

accepted
Species
Murex purpuroides Reeve, 1845 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Murex purpuroides Reeve, 1845) Reeve, L. A. (1845-1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica: or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pls 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, January 1845; pl. 2-4, April 1845; pl. 5-12, May 1845; pl. 13-22, June 1845; pl. 23-32, August 1845; pl. 33-34, October 1845; pl. 35-36, April 1846; supplementary pl. 1, June 1849]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118364
page(s): pl. 32, species no. 158; note: name attributed by Reeve to Dunker [details] 
Type locality contained in Cape of Good Hope  
type locality contained in Cape of Good Hope [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Vaughtia purpuroides (Reeve, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404072 on 2024-11-20
Date
action
by
2009-06-19 01:45:00Z
created
2010-02-17 10:28:05Z
changed
2011-07-10 06:30:38Z
checked

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original description (of Murex purpuroides Reeve, 1845) Reeve, L. A. (1845-1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica: or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pls 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, January 1845; pl. 2-4, April 1845; pl. 5-12, May 1845; pl. 13-22, June 1845; pl. 23-32, August 1845; pl. 33-34, October 1845; pl. 35-36, April 1846; supplementary pl. 1, June 1849]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118364
page(s): pl. 32, species no. 158; note: name attributed by Reeve to Dunker [details] 

additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 88 [details] 

additional source Lussi M. (2012) Description of three new species of <i>Vaughtia</i> from off the Eastern Cape, South Africa with a revision of the genus (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricidae) from Southern Madagascar. <i>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale</i> 76: 5-13. [July 2012] [details] 

new combination reference Houart, R. (1995). <i>Pterymarchia</i> n. gen. and <i>Vaughtia</i> n. gen., two new muricid genera (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae and Ocenebrinae). <em>Apex.</em> 10 (4): 127-136., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42257087 [details] 

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  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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