Species Murex (Murex) queenslandicus Ponder & Vokes, 1988
- Murex queenslandicus 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] [74] [figs 39, 67B, 71I, 77B, 86F, G;].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.149487 dry, off Townsville, Queensland, Australia [19°0'0'S, 147°22'58.8'E].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine, rubble bottom, sand, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 55 m
General References
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. [258, pl. 7, figs 6-7]
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] [74]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [33, pl. 1, figs 7a-b]
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 |