WoRMS name details
Thalessa H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
576981 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:576981)
unaccepted
Genus
Murex hippocastanum Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Volema myristica Röding, 1798 (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Thalessa aculeata (Deshayes, 1844) accepted as Tylothais aculeata (Deshayes, 1844)
- Species Thalessa distinguenda (Dunker, 1866) accepted as Tylothais virgata (Dillwyn, 1817)
- Species Thalessa savignyi (Deshayes, 1844) accepted as Tylothais savignyi (Deshayes, 1844)
- Species Thalessa tumulosa (Reeve, 1846) accepted as Thaisella tumulosa (Reeve, 1846)
- Species Thalessa virgata (Dillwyn, 1817) accepted as Tylothais virgata (Dillwyn, 1817)
marine
feminine
(of Purpura (Thalessa) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): Vol. 1: 127. [details]
page(s): Vol. 1: 127. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Thalessa H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=576981 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Purpura (Thalessa) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): Vol. 1: 127. [details]
page(s): Vol. 1: 127. [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Claremont, M., Vermeij, G. J., Williams, S. T. & Reid, D. G. (2013). Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 66: 91–102. [Published online 28 September 2012; Code-compliant paper version published January 2013]. [details] Available for editors 
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source of synonymy Houart, R. (2017). Description of eight new species and one new genus of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from the Indo-West Pacific. <em>Novapex.</em> 18 (4): 81-103. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]source of synonymy Houart, R. (2017). Description of eight new species and one new genus of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from the Indo-West Pacific. <em>Novapex.</em> 18 (4): 81-103. [details] Available for editors
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