WoRMS name details
Murex torosus Lamarck, 1816
1591238 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1591238)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine
Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278
page(s): 9; note: with reference to pl. 441 fig. 5a-b of Encyclopédie Méthodique [details]
page(s): 9; note: with reference to pl. 441 fig. 5a-b of Encyclopédie Méthodique [details]
Note Type locality stated as unknown
Type locality Type locality stated as unknown [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Murex torosus Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1591238 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278
page(s): 9; note: with reference to pl. 441 fig. 5a-b of Encyclopédie Méthodique [details]
page(s): 9; note: with reference to pl. 441 fig. 5a-b of Encyclopédie Méthodique [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Tryon, G. W. (1880). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>, ser. 1, vol. 2: Muricinae, Purpurinae. pp 1-289, pls 1-70. Philadelphia, published by the author. [pp. 1-64, pls 2-4, 6-8, Jan. 2, 1880; pp. 65-128, pls 1, 5, 9-29, Mar. 31, 1880; pp. 129-192, pls 30-59, Jul. 6, 1880; pp. 193-289, pls 60-70, Oct. 25, 1880]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11041516
page(s): 274 [details]
redescription Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433
page(s): 175 [details]
page(s): 274 [details]
redescription Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433
page(s): 175 [details]
Other
additional source
Poirier, J. (1883). Révision des <i>Murex</i> du Muséum. <em>Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle [Paris].</em> (2) 5: 13-128., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36886592
page(s): 114-115; note: treated as valid species [details]
additional source Küster, H. C.; Kobelt, W. (1839-1878). Die geschwänzten und bewehrten Purpurschnecken (<i>Murex, Ranella, Tritonium, Trophon, Hindsia</i>). In Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. In: Systematisches Conchylien Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz, ed. 2, Vol. 3(2): 1-336, pls 1-77. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. Published in parts: Pls 1-12 [1839; Küster]; pp. 1-8, pls 14-18 [1843; Küster]; 9-12, pls 19, 40-50 [1844; Küster]; pls 13, A, 4b [1855; Küster]; 13-52 [1856; Küster]; 53-60, pls 20-24 [1868; Küster]; 61-99, 110-119, pls 25-35, 37 [1869; Küster]; 119-134 [1870; Küster]; 135-190, pls 36, 37a, 38a, 39, 39a, 51-55, 57 [1871; Küster]; 191-206, pls 56, 58-61 [1872; Küster]; 207-222, pls 62-67 [1876; Küster]; 223-238 [1876; Kobelt]; 239-336, pls 68-77 [1878; Kobelt]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34262481
page(s): 68, pl. 24 fig. 9; note: treated as valid species [details]
page(s): 114-115; note: treated as valid species [details]
additional source Küster, H. C.; Kobelt, W. (1839-1878). Die geschwänzten und bewehrten Purpurschnecken (<i>Murex, Ranella, Tritonium, Trophon, Hindsia</i>). In Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. In: Systematisches Conchylien Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz, ed. 2, Vol. 3(2): 1-336, pls 1-77. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. Published in parts: Pls 1-12 [1839; Küster]; pp. 1-8, pls 14-18 [1843; Küster]; 9-12, pls 19, 40-50 [1844; Küster]; pls 13, A, 4b [1855; Küster]; 13-52 [1856; Küster]; 53-60, pls 20-24 [1868; Küster]; 61-99, 110-119, pls 25-35, 37 [1869; Küster]; 119-134 [1870; Küster]; 135-190, pls 36, 37a, 38a, 39, 39a, 51-55, 57 [1871; Küster]; 191-206, pls 56, 58-61 [1872; Küster]; 207-222, pls 62-67 [1876; Küster]; 223-238 [1876; Kobelt]; 239-336, pls 68-77 [1878; Kobelt]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34262481
page(s): 68, pl. 24 fig. 9; note: treated as valid species [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Type locality stated as unknown [details]
