Species Chicoreus (Triplex) torrefactus (Sowerby, 1841)
Ruby Murex, The Rusty Murex, The Scorched Murex
- Murex torrefactus Sowerby, G.B. (1st) 1840. Descriptions of shells collected by H. Cuming in the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 8: 87-169 [141].
Type data:
Neotype MNHP, Ticao, Philippines. - Murex rubiginosus Reeve, L.A. 1845. Conchologia Iconica: or, illustrations of the shells of Molluscous animals. Vol. 3. Murex: 36 + 1 pls (1845-46, 1849). [sp. 8, pl. 8, fig. 32].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 197475, Philippine Islands. - Murex affinis Reeve, L.A. 1845. Conchologia Iconica: or, illustrations of the shells of Molluscous animals. Vol. 3. Murex: 36 + 1 pls (1845-46, 1849). [pl. 35, fig. 182] [not Murex affinis Gmelin, 1791].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 197499. - Murex benedictinus Löbbecke, T. & Kobelt, W. 1879. Diagnoses neuer Murices. Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 6: 78-79 [79].
Type data:
Holotype LM, ?Indian Ocean. - Murex rochebruni Poirier, J. 1883. Révision des Murex de Muséum. Nouvelles Archives du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 2 5: 13-128 [57] [pl. 5, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP, Diego-Suarez. - Chicoreus (Chicoreus) kilburni Houart, R. & Pain, T. 1982. On the designation of a neotype for Chicoreus (Chicoreus) torrefactus (Sowerby jr., 1841) and description of a new species: Chicoreus (Chicoreus) kilburni sp. nov. (Gastropoda: Muricida: Muricinae). Informations de la Société Belge de Malacologie 10(1-4): 51-56 [51] [pl. 3, figs 1-4,].
Type data:
Holotype IRSNB 26429/385, Durban Bay, Natal, South Africa.
Generic Combinations
- Chicoreus rubiginosus (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, figs 4-4b] - Chicoreus (Chicoreus) rubiginosus (Reeve, 1845). —
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. Shells of the Philippines. Manila : Carfel Seashell Museum 377 pp., 100 pls. [134, no. 12] - Chicoreus (Triplex) torrefactus (Sowerby, 1841). —
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 [55, figs 12, 94-97, 132, 160-162, 282-285, 296-297, 306-308]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific, from east Africa to Fiji
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, coral reef, intertidal, marine, rock reef, sand, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 200 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. [81, pl. 8, fig. 103] (as Chicoreus (Chicoreus) torrefactus)
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 [55, figs 12, 94-97, 132, 160-162, 282-285, 296-297, 306-308]
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. [358, pl. 57, figs 1-15]
Middelfart, P. 1992. Early life stages of the muricid gastropods Chicoreus ramosus, C. torrefactus, and C. brunneus from Phuket Island, Thailand. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication 10: 113-122 [113, figs 2, 3B-5B (not C), 6A, 7B]
Middelfart, P. 1997. An illustrated checklist of Muricidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) from the Andaman Sea, Thailand. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication 17(2): 349-388 [356-357, pl. 2, figs 3-4]
Smith, M. 1953. An illustrated catalog of the recent species of rock shells. Windermere : Tropical Laboratory pp. i-x, 1-34. [6, pl. 6, fig. 17] (as Murex (Chicoreus) torrefactus)
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, figs 3, 4-4b]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [81] (Ruby 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. 41] (as Murex torrefactus) (The Rusty Murex, The Scorched 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 |