MolluscaBase - Vokesimurex dentifer (R. B. Watson, 1883)

WoRMS taxon details

Vokesimurex dentifer (R. B. Watson, 1883)

AphiaID

405201 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:405201)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Vokesimurex Petuch, 1994

Original name

Murex dentifer R. B. Watson, 1883

Direct children (2)

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Subspecies Vokesimurex dentifer coriolis (Houart, 1990)
Subspecies Vokesimurex dentifer dentifer (R. B. Watson, 1883)

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Murex dentifer R. B. Watson, 1883) Watson, R. B. (1879-1883). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 14: 506-529, 586-605, 692-716 [1879]; 15: 87-126, 217-230 [1880], 245-274, 388-412, 413-455, 457-475 [1881]; 16: 247-254, 324-343, 358-372, 373-392 [1882], 594-611 [1883]; 17: 26-40, 112-130, 284-293, 319-340, 341-346 [1883]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/99383
page(s): 16: 601 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vokesimurex dentifer (R. B. Watson, 1883). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=405201 on 2025-07-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-06-23 13:02:48Z

created

Houart, Roland

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Nomenclature

original description (of Murex dentifer R. B. Watson, 1883) Watson, R. B. (1879-1883). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 14: 506-529, 586-605, 692-716 [1879]; 15: 87-126, 217-230 [1880], 245-274, 388-412, 413-455, 457-475 [1881]; 16: 247-254, 324-343, 358-372, 373-392 [1882], 594-611 [1883]; 17: 26-40, 112-130, 284-293, 319-340, 341-346 [1883]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/99383
page(s): 16: 601 [details]