MolluscaBase taxon details
Merica purpuriformis (Kiener, 1841)
574366 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:574366)
accepted
Species
Cancellaria maccoyi Pritchard & Gatliff, 1899 · unaccepted
Cancellaria purpuriformis Kiener, 1841 · unaccepted (original combination)
Merica (Merica) purpuriformis (Kiener, 1841) · alternative representation
Sydaphera purpuriformis (Kiener, 1841) · unaccepted
marine
(of Cancellaria purpuriformis Kiener, 1841) Kiener L.C. 1840-1841. Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 6. Famille des Canalifères. Deuxième partie. Genres Pyrule (<i>Pyrula</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-34, pl. 1-15 [all (1840)]; Fasciolaire (<i>Fasciolaria</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-17 + table, pl. 1-13 [all (1840)]; Turbinelle (<i>Turbinella</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-50, pl. 1-21 [pp. 1-16 (1840), 17-32 (1841); pl. 1-21 (1840)]; Cancellaire (<i>Cancellaria</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-44, pl. 1-9 [all (1841)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière.
, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19742
page(s): Cancellaire, p. 37-38, pl. 7 fig.4 [details]
page(s): Cancellaire, p. 37-38, pl. 7 fig.4 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Merica purpuriformis (Kiener, 1841). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574366 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Cancellaria maccoyi Pritchard & Gatliff, 1899) Pritchard G.B. & Gatliff J. H. (1899). On some new species of Victorian Mollusca. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria.</em> new ser., 11(2): 179-184, pl. 20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8278479 [details]
original description (of Cancellaria purpuriformis Kiener, 1841) Kiener L.C. 1840-1841. Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 6. Famille des Canalifères. Deuxième partie. Genres Pyrule (<i>Pyrula</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-34, pl. 1-15 [all (1840)]; Fasciolaire (<i>Fasciolaria</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-17 + table, pl. 1-13 [all (1840)]; Turbinelle (<i>Turbinella</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-50, pl. 1-21 [pp. 1-16 (1840), 17-32 (1841); pl. 1-21 (1840)]; Cancellaire (<i>Cancellaria</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-44, pl. 1-9 [all (1841)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19742
page(s): Cancellaire, p. 37-38, pl. 7 fig.4 [details]
original description (of Cancellaria purpuriformis Kiener, 1841) Kiener L.C. 1840-1841. Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 6. Famille des Canalifères. Deuxième partie. Genres Pyrule (<i>Pyrula</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-34, pl. 1-15 [all (1840)]; Fasciolaire (<i>Fasciolaria</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-17 + table, pl. 1-13 [all (1840)]; Turbinelle (<i>Turbinella</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-50, pl. 1-21 [pp. 1-16 (1840), 17-32 (1841); pl. 1-21 (1840)]; Cancellaire (<i>Cancellaria</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-44, pl. 1-9 [all (1841)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19742
page(s): Cancellaire, p. 37-38, pl. 7 fig.4 [details]
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