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Chicoreus (Triplex) torrefactus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
405931 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:405931)
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Species
Chicoreus (Triplex) G. Perry, 1810 represented as Chicoreus Montfort, 1810
Murex affinis Reeve, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex rochebruni Poirier, 1883 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex rubiginosus Reeve, 1845 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Murex torrefactus 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): 199, fig. 120 [details]
page(s): 199, fig. 120 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chicoreus (Triplex) torrefactus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=405931 on 2025-09-10
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(of Murex torrefactus 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): 199, fig. 120 [details]
basis of record Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), <i>Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa</i>. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
page(s): 186 [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 5C-E [details]
page(s): 199, fig. 120 [details]
basis of record Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), <i>Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa</i>. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
page(s): 186 [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 5C-E [details]
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