WoRMS taxon details
Siratus formosus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
405271 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:405271)
accepted
Species
Chicoreus formosus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) · unaccepted
Murex formosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Murex formosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 58–67, 187–199 [Parts 58-67, figs 1-58 [1834]; 187-199, figs 59-121, catalogue (pp. 1-9) and index to the figure (pp. i-ii) (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11915991
page(s): 197, fig. 112 [details]
page(s): 197, fig. 112 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Siratus formosus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=405271 on 2025-04-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex formosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 58–67, 187–199 [Parts 58-67, figs 1-58 [1834]; 187-199, figs 59-121, catalogue (pp. 1-9) and index to the figure (pp. i-ii) (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11915991
page(s): 197, fig. 112 [details]
basis of record Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. [details]
page(s): 197, fig. 112 [details]
basis of record Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Houart, R. (2014). <i>Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
Houart, R. & Garrigues, B. (2023). Descriptions of 18 new species of Muricidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea) and other comments. <em>Novapex.</em> 24(3): 99-149.
page(s): figs 8M-R, 9A-B, 10N-R [details]
page(s): figs 8M-R, 9A-B, 10N-R [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Murex formosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
To Malacopics (Siratus formosus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) Jamaica, in traps, at 235 m depth, ex col...
To NHMUK collection (Murex formosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841; LECTOTYPE AND PARALECTOTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3505893) (from synonym Murex formosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Murex formosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
To ITIS
To Malacopics (Siratus formosus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) Jamaica, in traps, at 235 m depth, ex col...
To NHMUK collection (Murex formosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841; LECTOTYPE AND PARALECTOTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3505893) (from synonym Murex formosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Murex formosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
To ITIS
