Species Murex (Murex) tribulus Linnaeus, 1758
Triple-Spined Murex
- Murex tribulus Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [746, No. 444] [of the 7 figures cited those restricted to the interpretation of Ponder, 1988, includes Lister, 1685 [pl. 902, fig. 22] and Rumphius, 1705 [pl. 26, fig. G.]].
Type data:
Lectotype East Asia. - Murex crassispina Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 7 711 pp. [157 (in part)].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific, from east Africa to New Caledonia
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, subtidal.
General References
Dodge, H. 1957. A historical review of the molluscs of Linnaeus. Part 5. The genus Murex of the Class Gastropoda. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 113(2): 73-224 [79]
Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J-P 2011. Fossil and recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-648, pls 182. [246, pl. 1, figs 1-5]
Ponder, W.F. & Vokes, E.H. 1988. A revision of the Indo-West Pacific fossil and recent species of Murex s.s. and Haustellum (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae). Records of the Australian Museum 8: 1-160 [Date published 29 April] [18, figs 5, 67D, 70B, 73A]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [278] (Triple-Spined Murex)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 12-Oct-2011 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 29-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED |