Species Favartia (Murexiella) brazieri (Angas, 1877)
Brazier's Murex
- Murex brazieri Angas, G.F. 1877. Description of one genus and twenty-five species of marine shells from New South Wales. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877: 171-177, pl. 26, figs 26, 27 [171, pl. 26, fig. 3].
Type data:
Status unknown, outside Port Jackson Heads in 20 fathoms. - Trophon tumidus Petterd, W. 1884. Description of new Tasmanian shells. Journal of Conchology 4: 135-145 [141].
Generic Combinations
- Murexiella brazieri (Angas, 1877). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [38]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
In rubble, intertidal, marine, subtidal, under rocks.
General References
Beechey, D. 2000. Murexiella brazieri (Angas, 1877). http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Muricopsinae/Pages/murexiella_brazieri.htm (date accessed 21/10/11)
Ponder, W.F. 1972. Notes on some Australian genera and species of the family Muricidae (Neogastropoda). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 2(3): 215-248 [235, pl. 21, fig. 7, text fig. 1:9]
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [142] (Brazier's Murex)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 21-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 05-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED |