MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Hexaplex megacerus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)

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Hexaplex megacerus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)

To NHMUK collection (Murex megacerus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834; SYNTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3505869)

AphiaID

225348 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225348)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Hexaplex G. Perry, 1810

Original name

Murex megacerus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834

Synonymised names

Hexaplex (Muricanthus) megacerus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) · unaccepted

Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) megacerus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) · alternative representation

Murex (Chicoreus) megacerus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 · unaccepted > superseded combination

Murex megacerus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 · unaccepted (original combination)

Murex moquinianus Duval, 1853 · unaccepted (synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Murex megacerus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). Murex. In: The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells. 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): pl. 60, fig. 18 [details]

Descriptive notes

Distribution on rocky floors from Cocobeach to Mayumba

Distribution on rocky floors from Cocobeach to Mayumba [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Hexaplex megacerus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225348 on 2024-11-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-03-21 07:53:28Z

created

Zamouri, Nedra

2009-06-26 19:35:47Z

changed

Houart, Roland

2010-02-16 14:21:45Z

changed

Tran, Bastien

2012-03-01 22:24:59Z

checked

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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original description (of Murex megacerus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). Murex. In: The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells. 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): pl. 60, fig. 18 [details]

original description (of Murex moquinianus Duval, 1853) Duval [F.-M.]. (1853). Description d'une nouvelle espèce de Murex. Journal de Conchyliologie. 4: 203-205, pl. 5 fig. 4., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15859566 [details]

basis of record Bernard P.A. (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140 pp, 75 plates, illus. (look up in IMIS) [details]