MolluscaBase name details
Murex (Murex) finlayi Clench, 1955
1580617 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1580617)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Murex (Murex) Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Murex Linnaeus, 1758
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Clench, W. J. (1955). A new <i>Murex</i> from Matanzas, Cuba. <em>Breviora, Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> no. 44: 1-2, figs. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3189929 [details]
Type locality contained in Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note "from a shell trap, Matanzas Bay, Cuba, in 100...
type locality contained in Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality "from a shell trap, Matanzas Bay, Cuba, in 100 fathoms" [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, C. John Finlay (1912-****).
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, C. John Finlay (1912-****). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Murex (Murex) finlayi Clench, 1955. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/10.1111/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1580617 on 2025-09-11
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Clench, W. J. (1955). A new <i>Murex</i> from Matanzas, Cuba. <em>Breviora, Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> no. 44: 1-2, figs. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3189929 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
