WoRMS taxon details
Murex acanthostephes R. B. Watson, 1883
564252 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:564252)
accepted
Species
Murex (Murex) acanthostephes R. B. Watson, 1883 · alternative representation
Murex (Tribulus) acanthostephes R. B. Watson, 1883 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Murex (Tribulus) acanthostephes R. B. Watson, 1883) Watson, R. B. (1879-1883). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 14: 506-529, 586-605, 692-716 [1879]; 15: 87-126, 217-230 [1880], 245-274, 388-412, 413-455, 457-475 [1881]; 16: 247-254, 324-343, 358-372, 373-392 [1882], 594-611 [1883]; 17: 26-40, 112-130, 284-293, 319-340, 341-346 [1883]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/99383
page(s): 16: 596 [details]
page(s): 16: 596 [details]
Type locality contained in Australian part of the Coral Sea
type locality contained in Australian part of the Coral Sea [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Murex acanthostephes R. B. Watson, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564252 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
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(of Murex (Tribulus) acanthostephes R. B. Watson, 1883) Watson, R. B. (1879-1883). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 14: 506-529, 586-605, 692-716 [1879]; 15: 87-126, 217-230 [1880], 245-274, 388-412, 413-455, 457-475 [1881]; 16: 247-254, 324-343, 358-372, 373-392 [1882], 594-611 [1883]; 17: 26-40, 112-130, 284-293, 319-340, 341-346 [1883]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/99383
page(s): 16: 596 [details]
page(s): 16: 596 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Conchology (Murex acanthostephes GIANT)
To Conchology (Murex acanthostephes LARGE)
To Conchology (Murex acanthostephes SET)
To Conchology (Murex acanthostephes)
To Malacopics (Murex acanthostephes R. B. Watson, 1883 Australia, Western Australia, Dampier Archi...
To NHMUK collection (Murex (Tribulus) acanthostephes R. B. Watson, 1883; LECTOTYPE AND PARALECTOTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3499798) (from synonym Murex (Tribulus) acanthostephes R. B. Watson, 1883)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Conchology (Murex acanthostephes GIANT)
To Conchology (Murex acanthostephes LARGE)
To Conchology (Murex acanthostephes SET)
To Conchology (Murex acanthostephes)
To Malacopics (Murex acanthostephes R. B. Watson, 1883 Australia, Western Australia, Dampier Archi...
To NHMUK collection (Murex (Tribulus) acanthostephes R. B. Watson, 1883; LECTOTYPE AND PARALECTOTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3499798) (from synonym Murex (Tribulus) acanthostephes R. B. Watson, 1883)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
