MolluscaBase 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 at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=405271 on 2025-09-10
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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]
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]
redescription Houart, R. (2014). <i>Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 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]
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]
redescription Houart, R. (2014). <i>Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
