Species Murexsul ianlochi (Houart, 1987)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Muricopsis ianlochi Houart, 1987.
• Muricopsis (Murexsul) ianlochi Houart, R. 1987. Description of three new muricid Gastropods from the South-western Pacific Ocean with comments on new geographical data. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 4 8: 757-767 [760, figs 8-8B].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM C.139620, Taupo Seamount, off Newcastle, N.S.W., Australia.

 

Generic Combinations

• Murexsul ianlochi (Houart, 1987).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Tasman Basin Province (13)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Dredged at 137-164 m

 

General References

Beechey, D. 2000. Muricopsis ianlochi Houart, 1987. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Muricopsinae/Pages/muricopsis_ianlochi.htm (date accessed 21/10/11)

Bouchet, P. & Houart, R. 2012. Murexsul ianlochi (Houart, 1987). In: MolluscaBase (2017). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=407858 (Accessed on 2017-06-20)

Merle, D. & Houart, R. 2003. Ontogenetic changes of the spiral cords as keys innovation of the muricid sculptural patterns: the example of the Muricopsis–Murexsul lineages (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricopsinae). Comptes Rendus Palevol. 2 (6-7): 547-561.

Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [39, pl. 6, fig. 23]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Jun-2021	MURICIDAE	09-Mar-2018	MODIFIED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
		05-Oct-2011	MODIFIED