MolluscaBase - Murex (Muricidea) heptagonus (Brocchi, 1814) †

MolluscaBase name details

Murex (Muricidea) heptagonus (Brocchi, 1814) †

AphiaID

1794878 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1794878)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Monoplex heptagonus (Brocchi, 1814) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Murex (Muricidea) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Muricidea Swainson, 1840 accepted as Trophon Montfort, 1810

Original name

Murex heptagonus Brocchi, 1814 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Murex heptagonus Brocchi, 1814 †) Brocchi, G. B. (1814). Conchiologia fossile subapennina con osservazioni geologiche sugli apennini e sul suolo adiacente. Tomo Secondo. pp. 241-712, pls 1-16. Stamperia Reale, Milano., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12009101
page(s): 404, pl. 9, fig. 2a, b [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Murex (Muricidea) heptagonus (Brocchi, 1814) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1794878 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2025-02-03 18:52:30Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2025-04-20 21:13:48Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description (of Murex heptagonus Brocchi, 1814 †) Brocchi, G. B. (1814). Conchiologia fossile subapennina con osservazioni geologiche sugli apennini e sul suolo adiacente. Tomo Secondo. pp. 241-712, pls 1-16. Stamperia Reale, Milano., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12009101
page(s): 404, pl. 9, fig. 2a, b [details]