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Vaughtia purpuroides (Reeve, 1845)
404072 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:404072)
accepted
Species
Murex purpuroides Reeve, 1845 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ocenebra purpuroides (Reeve, 1845) · unaccepted
marine
(of Murex purpuroides Reeve, 1845) Reeve, L. A. (1845-1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica: or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pls 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, January 1845; pl. 2-4, April 1845; pl. 5-12, May 1845; pl. 13-22, June 1845; pl. 23-32, August 1845; pl. 33-34, October 1845; pl. 35-36, April 1846; supplementary pl. 1, June 1849]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118364
page(s): pl. 32, species no. 158; note: name attributed by Reeve to Dunker [details]
page(s): pl. 32, species no. 158; note: name attributed by Reeve to Dunker [details]
Type locality contained in Cape of Good Hope
type locality contained in Cape of Good Hope [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
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original description
(of Murex purpuroides Reeve, 1845) Reeve, L. A. (1845-1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica: or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pls 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, January 1845; pl. 2-4, April 1845; pl. 5-12, May 1845; pl. 13-22, June 1845; pl. 23-32, August 1845; pl. 33-34, October 1845; pl. 35-36, April 1846; supplementary pl. 1, June 1849]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118364
page(s): pl. 32, species no. 158; note: name attributed by Reeve to Dunker [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 88 [details]
additional source Lussi M. (2012) Description of three new species of <i>Vaughtia</i> from off the Eastern Cape, South Africa with a revision of the genus (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricidae) from Southern Madagascar. <i>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale</i> 76: 5-13. [July 2012] [details]
new combination reference Houart, R. (1995). <i>Pterymarchia</i> n. gen. and <i>Vaughtia</i> n. gen., two new muricid genera (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae and Ocenebrinae). <em>Apex.</em> 10 (4): 127-136., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42257087 [details]
identification resource Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), <i>Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa</i>. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]
page(s): pl. 32, species no. 158; note: name attributed by Reeve to Dunker [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 88 [details]
additional source Lussi M. (2012) Description of three new species of <i>Vaughtia</i> from off the Eastern Cape, South Africa with a revision of the genus (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricidae) from Southern Madagascar. <i>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale</i> 76: 5-13. [July 2012] [details]
new combination reference Houart, R. (1995). <i>Pterymarchia</i> n. gen. and <i>Vaughtia</i> n. gen., two new muricid genera (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae and Ocenebrinae). <em>Apex.</em> 10 (4): 127-136., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42257087 [details]
identification resource Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), <i>Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa</i>. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
