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Homalocantha tortua (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
406188 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:406188)
accepted
Species
Murex crispus Broderip, 1833 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Murex...)
invalid: junior homonym of Murex crispus Lamarck, 1803; M. tortuus and M. multicrispatus are replacement names
Murex multicrispatus Dunker, 1869 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex tortuus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Murex tortuus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) 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): 59, fig. 8; note: attributed to Broderip [details]
page(s): 59, fig. 8; note: attributed to Broderip [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Homalocantha tortua (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=406188 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Murex crispus Broderip, 1833) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1833). [Descriptions of new species of shells from the collection formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the southern Pacific Ocean.]. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> Part II for 1832: 25–33 [21 April 1832], 50-61 [5 June 1832], 104–108 [31 July 1832], 113–120 [14 August 1832]; 173–179 [14 Jan. 1833], 194–202 [13 March 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26730700
page(s): 176 [details]
original description (of Murex multicrispatus Dunker, 1869) Dunker, W. (1858-1871). <i>Novitates Conchologicae. Mollusca Marina. Beschreibung und Abbildung neuer oder wenig gekannter Meeres-Conchylien</i>. Abt. II: Meeres Conchylien. iv + 144 pp., 45 pls. Theodor Fischer, Cassel. [pp. 1-32, pls 1-9 (1858); 33-42, pls 10-12 (1862); 43-58, pls 13-18 (1863); 59-66, pls 19-21 (1864); 67-82, pls 22-27 (1865); 83-90, pls 28-30 (1866); 91-106, pls 31-36 (1867); 107-120, pls 37-39 (1868); 121-126, pls 41-42 (1869); 127-134, pls 43-45 (1871); 135-144 (1870)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10982220
page(s): 126, pl. 42 figs 1-2 [details]
original description (of Murex tortuus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) 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): 59, fig. 8; note: attributed to Broderip [details]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 176 [details]
original description (of Murex multicrispatus Dunker, 1869) Dunker, W. (1858-1871). <i>Novitates Conchologicae. Mollusca Marina. Beschreibung und Abbildung neuer oder wenig gekannter Meeres-Conchylien</i>. Abt. II: Meeres Conchylien. iv + 144 pp., 45 pls. Theodor Fischer, Cassel. [pp. 1-32, pls 1-9 (1858); 33-42, pls 10-12 (1862); 43-58, pls 13-18 (1863); 59-66, pls 19-21 (1864); 67-82, pls 22-27 (1865); 83-90, pls 28-30 (1866); 91-106, pls 31-36 (1867); 107-120, pls 37-39 (1868); 121-126, pls 41-42 (1869); 127-134, pls 43-45 (1871); 135-144 (1870)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10982220
page(s): 126, pl. 42 figs 1-2 [details]
original description (of Murex tortuus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) 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): 59, fig. 8; note: attributed to Broderip [details]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Conchology (Homalocantha tortua)
To Malacopics (Homalocantha tortua (G.B.Sowerby,1834) Peru)
To NHMUK collection (Murex crispus Broderip, 1833; SYNTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3505887) (from synonym Murex crispus Broderip, 1833)
To Malacopics (Homalocantha tortua (G.B.Sowerby,1834) Peru)
To NHMUK collection (Murex crispus Broderip, 1833; SYNTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3505887) (from synonym Murex crispus Broderip, 1833)
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