WoRMS taxon details
Vokesimurex elenensis (Dall, 1909)
405206 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:405206)
accepted
Species
Haustellum elenense (Dall, 1909) · unaccepted
Haustellum elenensis [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect gender ending)
Murex elenensis Dall, 1909 · unaccepted (original combination)
Murex plicatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Murex...)
invalid: junior homonym of Murex plicatus Gmelin, 1791; M. elenensis is a replacement name
marine
(of Murex elenensis Dall, 1909) Dall, W. H. (1909). Report on a collection of shells from Peru, with a summary of the littoral marine Mollusca of the Peruvian zoological province. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 37 (1704): 147–294, pl. 20-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15556390 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vokesimurex elenensis (Dall, 1909). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=405206 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex elenensis Dall, 1909) Dall, W. H. (1909). Report on a collection of shells from Peru, with a summary of the littoral marine Mollusca of the Peruvian zoological province. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 37 (1704): 147–294, pl. 20-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15556390 [details]
original description (of Murex plicatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 58–67, 187–199 [Parts 58-67, figs 1-58 [1834]; 187-199, figs 59-121, catalogue (pp. 1-9) and index to the figure (pp. i-ii) (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11915991
page(s): 58, fig. 6 [details]
basis of record Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. [details]
original description (of Murex plicatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 58–67, 187–199 [Parts 58-67, figs 1-58 [1834]; 187-199, figs 59-121, catalogue (pp. 1-9) and index to the figure (pp. i-ii) (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11915991
page(s): 58, fig. 6 [details]
basis of record Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Houart, R. (2014). <i>Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp. [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Murex elenensis Dall, 1909)
To Malacopics (Vokesimurex elenensis (Dall, 199) Ecuador, Santa Elena, San Pedro, ex coll. Natuurm...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Murex elenensis Dall, 1909)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Murex elenensis Dall, 1909)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Murex elenensis Dall, 1909)
To Malacopics (Vokesimurex elenensis (Dall, 199) Ecuador, Santa Elena, San Pedro, ex coll. Natuurm...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Murex elenensis Dall, 1909)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Murex elenensis Dall, 1909)
