MolluscaBase name details
Murex rhyssus Dall, 1919
404605 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:404605)
unaccepted > junior homonym (invalid: under Art. 58.7 junior homonym of Murex rhysus Tate, 1888; Pteropurpura vokesae is a replacement name)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Murex (Alipurpura) rhyssus Dall, 1919) Dall, W. H. (1919). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 56 (2295): 293-371., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7766313
page(s): 332 [details]
page(s): 332 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Murex rhyssus Dall, 1919. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404605 on 2025-09-11
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(of Murex (Alipurpura) rhyssus Dall, 1919) Dall, W. H. (1919). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 56 (2295): 293-371., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7766313
page(s): 332 [details]
source of synonymy Emerson, W. K. (1964). A new name for <i>Murex rhyssus</i> Dall, 1919 (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>The Veliger.</em> 7(1): 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42431857 [details]
page(s): 332 [details]
source of synonymy Emerson, W. K. (1964). A new name for <i>Murex rhyssus</i> Dall, 1919 (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>The Veliger.</em> 7(1): 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42431857 [details]
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 160500 Top)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Murex (Alipurpura) rhyssus Holotype USNM 160500)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To NMNH Extant Collection (Murex (Alipurpura) rhyssus Holotype USNM 160500)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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