MolluscaBase - Murex (Pyrenella) Gray, 1857

WoRMS name details

Murex (Pyrenella) Gray, 1857

AphiaID

1296555 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1296555)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (objective synonym; possibly a misspelling of Pyrella)

Accepted name

Tudicla Röding, 1798

Rank

Subgenus

Type taxon

Murex spirillus Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Tudicla spirillus (Linnaeus, 1767) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Murex Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Murex (Pyrenella) Gray, 1857

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Gray, J. E. (1857). <i>Guide to the systematic distribution of Mollusca in the British Museum</i>. Part I. [Gastropoda]. British Museum, London, xii + 230 pp. [9 May; Preface dated 10 Dec. 1856]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/117528
page(s): 11 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Murex (Pyrenella) Gray, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1296555 on 2025-04-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-09-08 19:20:21Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)

Nomenclature

original description Gray, J. E. (1857). <i>Guide to the systematic distribution of Mollusca in the British Museum</i>. Part I. [Gastropoda]. British Museum, London, xii + 230 pp. [9 May; Preface dated 10 Dec. 1856]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/117528
page(s): 11 [details]