MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Defrancia linearis (Montagu, 1803)

NARMS name details

Defrancia linearis (Montagu, 1803)

AphiaID

751787 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:751787)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Raphitoma linearis (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Cyrillia linearis (Montagu, 1803)

Rank

Species

Parent

Defrancia Millet, 1827 accepted as Pleurotomoides Bronn, 1831

Original name

Murex linearis Montagu, 1803

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Variety Defrancia linearis var. aequalis Jeffreys, 1867 accepted as Cyrillia aequalis (Jeffreys, 1867) (basionym)

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Murex linearis Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293�606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 1: 261, pl. 9 fig. 4 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Defrancia linearis (Montagu, 1803). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=751787 on 2025-04-04

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Defrancia linearis (Montagu, 1803). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=751787 on 2025-04-04

Taxonomic edit history

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2014-02-06 21:35:18Z

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Gofas, Serge

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original description (of Murex linearis Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293�606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 1: 261, pl. 9 fig. 4 [details]

basis of record Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). British conchology. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): vol. 4 p. 369 [details]

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