Species Murex (Murex) ternispina Lamarck, 1822
The Black-Spined Murex, Triple-spined Murex
- Murex ternispina Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 7 711 pp. [158, no. 6].
Type data:
Holotype GMNH 1099/4, Indian Ocean. - Murex nigrispinosus 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. 20, fig. 79].
Type data:
Holotype CUMZ.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific, from Sri Lanka to Philippines
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 92 m
General References
Houart, R. 2010. Description of a new species from Indonesia in the Murex scolopax group (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) and comments about Murex (Murex) ternispina Lamarck, 1822 from East Java. Novapex 11(1): 29-35 [33, figs 17, 19-21, 24-26]
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. [256, pl. 6, figs 1-2]
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] [80, figs 41, 77J]
Smith, E.A. 1904. Natural history notes from H.M. Indian Marine Survey Steamer "Investigator", commander T.H. Heming, R.N. - Series III., No. 1. On Mollusca from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 13(58): 453-473 [continued from series 7 vol. 4(22): 237-251] [461]
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. [140] (as Acupurpura ternispina) (Triple-spined 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. 79] (as Murex nigrispinosus) (The Black-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 |