Species Murexsul cuspidatus (Sowerby, 1879)
Spiked Coral Shell
Compiler and date details
June 2017 - Burghardt, I.
- Murex cuspidatus Sowerby, G.B. 1879. Thesaurus Conchyliorum or Monographs of Genera of Shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 4 1-55, pls 380-402. [36, pl. 21, fig. 203].
Generic Combinations
- Muricopsis cuspidatus (Sowerby, 1879). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [39, pl. 6, fig. 19] - Murexsul cuspidatus (Sowerby, 1879).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Western Pacific, from Japan to New Caledonia
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral, intertidal, marine, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
General References
Houart, R. 2009. Murexsul cuspidatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1879). In: MolluscaBase (2017). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=407848 (Accessed on 2017-06-20)
Petit, R.E. 2009. George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and Molluscan taxa. Zootaxa 2189: 1-218 [Date published 6 Aug 2009]
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 [242, pl. 22, figs 6-8, text fig. 3: 26]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [39, pl. 6, fig. 19]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [146] (Spiked Coral Shell)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 20-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 05-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED |