MolluscaBase taxon details
Pteropurpura vokesae W. K. Emerson, 1964
743651 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:743651)
accepted
Species
Murex (Alipurpura) rhyssus Dall, 1919 · unaccepted > junior homonym (invalid: not Tate, 1888)
Murex rhyssus Dall, 1919 · unaccepted > junior homonym (invalid: under Art. 58.7 junior...)
invalid: under Art. 58.7 junior homonym of Murex rhysus Tate, 1888; Pteropurpura vokesae is a replacement name
Pteropurpura (Pteropurpura) vokesae W. K. Emerson, 1964 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Emerson, W. K. (1964). A new name for <i>Murex rhyssus</i> Dall, 1919 (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>The Veliger.</em> 7(1): 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42431857 [details]
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist/malacologist, Emily Hoskins Vokes (1930-****).
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist/malacologist, Emily Hoskins Vokes (1930-****). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pteropurpura vokesae W. K. Emerson, 1964. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=743651 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Emerson, W. K. (1964). A new name for <i>Murex rhyssus</i> Dall, 1919 (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>The Veliger.</em> 7(1): 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42431857 [details]
original description (of Murex (Alipurpura) rhyssus Dall, 1919) Dall, W. H. (1919). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 56 (2295): 293-371., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7766313
page(s): 332 [details]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 68, pls. S180a-b [details] Available for editors
[request]
identification resource Tuskes P. & Tuskes A. (2016). Native <i>Pteropurpura</i> of the eastern Pacific (Muricidae). <em>The Festivus.</em> 48(4): 211-220. [details]
original description (of Murex (Alipurpura) rhyssus Dall, 1919) Dall, W. H. (1919). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 56 (2295): 293-371., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7766313
page(s): 332 [details]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 68, pls. S180a-b [details] Available for editors
[request]identification resource Tuskes P. & Tuskes A. (2016). Native <i>Pteropurpura</i> of the eastern Pacific (Muricidae). <em>The Festivus.</em> 48(4): 211-220. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the American paleontologist/malacologist, Emily Hoskins Vokes (1930-****). [details]
To Conchology (Pteropurpura vokesae)
To Malacopics (Pteropurpura vokesae W. K. Emerson, 1964 United States, California, San Diego County, San Diego, Point Loma, on rocks at 25 m depth, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Pteropurpura vokesae W. K. Emerson, 1964 United States, California, Santa Barbara, on rock reef, by diving, at 20 m depth, collected 1967, ex coll. J.G.B. Nieuwenhuis)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 160500 Top) (from synonym Murex rhyssus Dall, 1919)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Murex (Alipurpura) rhyssus Holotype USNM 160500) (from synonym Murex rhyssus Dall, 1919)
To ITIS
To Malacopics (Pteropurpura vokesae W. K. Emerson, 1964 United States, California, San Diego County, San Diego, Point Loma, on rocks at 25 m depth, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Pteropurpura vokesae W. K. Emerson, 1964 United States, California, Santa Barbara, on rock reef, by diving, at 20 m depth, collected 1967, ex coll. J.G.B. Nieuwenhuis)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 160500 Top) (from synonym Murex rhyssus Dall, 1919)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Murex (Alipurpura) rhyssus Holotype USNM 160500) (from synonym Murex rhyssus Dall, 1919)
To ITIS
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