MolluscaBase name details
original description
(of Murex formosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent shells</i>. London. Parts 58-67, figs 1-58 [1834]; 187-199, figs 59-121, catalogue (pp. 1-9) and index to the figure (pp. i-ii) [1841]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35432466
page(s): 197, fig. 112 [details]
basis of record
Rios, E.C. (1994) Seashells of Brazil. 2nd Edition. Fundaçao Cidade do Rio Grande, Fundaçao Universidade do Rio Grande, Museu Oceanográphico, Rio Grande, RS, XII, Rio Grande, Brazil, 368 pp., 113 pls. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality