WoRMS taxon details
Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
140390 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140390)
accepted
Species
Aranea conspicua Perry, 1811 · unaccepted (synonym)
Bolinus cornutus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Bolinus cornutus quadrispinosus T. Cossignani & Allary, 2019 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Murex (Bolinus) cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (synomym)
Murex cornutus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Murex tumulosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Bolinus cornutus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subspecies Bolinus cornutus quadrispinosus T. Cossignani & Allary, 2019 accepted as Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine
(of Murex cornutus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140390 on 2025-07-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex cornutus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 746 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Murex tumulosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) 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): 189, fig. 71 [details]
original description (of Aranea conspicua Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832 [details]
original description (of Bolinus cornutus quadrispinosus T. Cossignani & Allary, 2019) Cossignani T. & Allary A. (2019). <i>Bolinus cornutus quadrispinosus</i>: nuova s. specie dal Senegal. <em>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale.</em> 105: 12-13. [details]
page(s): 746 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Murex tumulosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) 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): 189, fig. 71 [details]
original description (of Aranea conspicua Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832 [details]
original description (of Bolinus cornutus quadrispinosus T. Cossignani & Allary, 2019) Cossignani T. & Allary A. (2019). <i>Bolinus cornutus quadrispinosus</i>: nuova s. specie dal Senegal. <em>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale.</em> 105: 12-13. [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
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | horned murexAfrican horned murex [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Horn-StachelschneckeGehörnte StachelschneckeAfrikanische Hornschnecke [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Conchology (Bolinus cornutus cornutus BANDED) (from synonym Bolinus cornutus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Bolinus cornutus cornutus BLACK) (from synonym Bolinus cornutus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Bolinus cornutus cornutus FREAK) (from synonym Bolinus cornutus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Bolinus cornutus cornutus) (from synonym Bolinus cornutus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GB Mollusca Types (Murex tumulosus G. B. Sowerby 2nd, 1841; Syntype(s); UMZC I.100405) (from synonym Murex tumulosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
To Malacopics (Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) Gambia, Banjul, Banjul, collected 27-2-, ex coll. ...
To Malacopics (Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) Senegal, collected 198-1-15, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) Senegal, Dakar, Baie de Gorée, live, ex coll. J. T...
To Malacopics (Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) Spain, Canarias, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Maspalo...
To PESI (from synonym Murex cornutus Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Conchology (Bolinus cornutus cornutus BANDED) (from synonym Bolinus cornutus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Bolinus cornutus cornutus BLACK) (from synonym Bolinus cornutus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Bolinus cornutus cornutus FREAK) (from synonym Bolinus cornutus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Bolinus cornutus cornutus) (from synonym Bolinus cornutus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GB Mollusca Types (Murex tumulosus G. B. Sowerby 2nd, 1841; Syntype(s); UMZC I.100405) (from synonym Murex tumulosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
To Malacopics (Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) Gambia, Banjul, Banjul, collected 27-2-, ex coll. ...
To Malacopics (Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) Senegal, collected 198-1-15, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) Senegal, Dakar, Baie de Gorée, live, ex coll. J. T...
To Malacopics (Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) Spain, Canarias, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Maspalo...
To PESI (from synonym Murex cornutus Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
.jpg "To Malacopics (Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) Gambia, Banjul, Banjul, collected 27-2-, ex coll. ...")
 tumulosus.jpg "To Malacopics (Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) Senegal, collected 198-1-15, ex coll. J. Trausel .)")
.jpg "To Malacopics (Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) Senegal, Dakar, Baie de Gorée, live, ex coll. J. T...")
 tumulosus (2).jpg "To Malacopics (Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) Spain, Canarias, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Maspalo...")
