Species Chicoreus (Triplex) territus (Reeve, 1845)
Territory Murex, The Terrified Murex
- Murex territus Reeve, L.A. 1845. Monograph of the genus Murex. pls 1-34 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3. [pl. 33, fig. 167].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 198239. - Murex nubilis Sowerby, G.B. 1860. Descriptions of new shells in the collection of H. Cuming (1859). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 27: 428-429 [428] [pl. 49, fig. 4].
Generic Combinations
- Torvamurex territus (Reeve, 1845). —
Murray, F.V. & Goldsmith, M.V. 1963. Some observations on the egg capsules and embryos of Torvamurex territus (Reeve, 1845). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australasia 7: 21-25 [21, pls 2-4] - Chicoreus territus (Reeve, 1845). —
Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp. [86, pl. 58, fig. 11] - Chicoreus (Triplex) territus (Reeve, 1845). —
Houart, R. 1992. The genus Chicoreus and related genera (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] A 154: 1-188 [86, figs 43, 382-383, 385-387]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
New Caledonia. Range in Western Australia is questionable (Merle et al, 2011). Specimens from off North West Cape, W.A. in AM reference collection have been positively identified
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, intertidal, marine, mud flats, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 80 m
General References
Fair, R.H. 1976. The Murex Book: An illustrated catalogue of Recent Muricidae (Muricinae, Muricopsinae, Ocenebrinae). Honolulu : R. Fair 23 pls, 138 pp. [80, pl. 7, fig. 95] (as Chicoreus (Chicoreus) territus)
Houart, R. 1992. The genus Chicoreus and related genera (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] A 154: 1-188 [86, figs 43, 382-383, 385-387]
Murray, F.V. & Goldsmith, M.V. 1963. Some observations on the egg capsules and embryos of Torvamurex territus (Reeve, 1845). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australasia 7: 21-25 [21, plates 2,3,4]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [29, pl. 2, figs 19a-b]
Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp. [86, pl. 58, fig. 11]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [214, pl. 598] (Territory Murex)
Reeve, L.A. 1845. Monograph of the genus Murex. pls 1-34 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3. [sp. 167] (as Murex territus) (The Terrified 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) |
| 06-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED |