Subspecies Vokesimurex multiplicatus multiplicatus (Sowerby, 1895)
Plicated Murex
- Murex eximius Brazier, J. 1877. List of marine shells, with descriptions of the new species collected during the 'Chevert' Expedition. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1(3): 169-181 [170] [junior homonym; not Murex eximius Bellardi, 1873].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.170933 dry, sandy mud, Torres Strait, Darnley Island, Queensland, Australia [9°34'58.8'S, 143°46'1.2'E]. - Murex (Haustellum) multiplicatus Sowerby, G.B. (3rd) 1895. Descriptions of nine new species of shells. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 1(5): 214-217 [216] [pl. 13, fig. 5,].
Type data:
Holotype NMW 1955.158.13, West Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Vokesimurex multiplicatus multiplicatus (Sowerby, 1895). —
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. [284, pl. 20, figs 12-14]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, intertidal, marine, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 400 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. [284, pl. 20, figs 12-14]
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] [94, figs 49, 72H, 79E]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [31, pl. 1, figs 12a-b]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [211] (Plicated Murex)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 31-Oct-2011 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 12-Oct-2011 | ADDED | ||
| 29-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED |