MolluscaBase - Torvamurex lophoessus (Tate, 1888) †

MolluscaBase name details

Torvamurex lophoessus (Tate, 1888) †

AphiaID

1643928 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1643928)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Chicomurex lophoessus (Tate, 1888) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Torvamurex Iredale, 1936 accepted as Torvamurex Macpherson & Gabriel, 1962 accepted as Chicoreus (Triplex) G. Perry, 1810 represented as Chicoreus Montfort, 1810

Original name

Murex lophoessus Tate, 1888 †

Synonymised names

Murex lophoessus Tate, 1888 † · unaccepted

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Murex lophoessus Tate, 1888 †) Tate, R. (1888). The gastropods of the older Tertiary of Australia (Part I). <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 10: 91-176, pls 1-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16139091
page(s): 98 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Torvamurex lophoessus (Tate, 1888) †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1643928 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2023-02-24 19:01:19Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2024-09-06 23:14:39Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description (of Murex lophoessus Tate, 1888 †) Tate, R. (1888). The gastropods of the older Tertiary of Australia (Part I). <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 10: 91-176, pls 1-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16139091
page(s): 98 [details]