Species Muricodrupa fiscella (Gmelin, 1791)
The Cross-Barred Murex
- Murex fiscellum Gmelin J.F. 1791. Caroli a Linné. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Lipsiae : Georg. Emanuel. Beer Vermes. Vol. 1(Part 6) pp. 3021–3910. [officially regarded by the ICZN Opinion 296 (26 Oct 1954) as the 13th edition of Systema Naturae] [3552].
Type data:
Lectotype Pulo Condore I, near China. - Murex funiculus Wood, W. 1828. Index Testaceologicus; or A Catalogue of Shells, British and Foreign, arranged according to the Linnean system. London : Taylor Supplement, pp. 1-59, pls 1-8. [15, pl. 5, fig. 17].
Type data:
Lectotype none. - Murex ricinuloides Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. 1833. Voyage de découvertes de l'Astrolabe, exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-1829. Paris : J. Tastu Zoologie Vol. 2 pp. 321-686. [534, pl. 36, figs 13-16].
Type data:
Status unknown, Tongatabu, Tonga Is. - Murex iostoma Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) 1834. The Conchological illustrations, Murex. Pls 58-67; 1841: pls 187-199 and catalogue: 1-9. Sowerby, London. [pl. 64, fig. 42].
Type data:
Lectotype none. - Murex decussatus 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. 31, fig. 153] [junior homonym of Murex decussatus Reeve, 1845;].
Type data:
Lectotype Island of Bohol, Philippines. - Purpura pothuani Eydoux , J.F.T. & Souleyet, F.L.A. 1852. Voyage autour du monde exécuté pendant les années 1838 et 1837 sur la corvette La Bonite commandée par M. Vaillant, Zoologie. Paris : Libraire de la Societé de Géographie Vol. 2 664 pp., 101 pls. [605, pl. 35, figs 30-31].
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Lectotype Manila, Philippines. - Purpura stellaris Rousseau, L. 1854. Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zélée , exécuté ... pendant ... 1837-1840, sous le commandemant de M.J. Dumont d'Urville ... publié ... sous la direction supérieure de M. Jacquinot, etc. 5: Zoologie. Description des mollusques, coquilles et zoophytes. Paris : Publisher unknown 132 pp. [88, Atlas pl. 22, figs 13-14].
Type data:
Holotype Solomon Is. - Purpura muricoides Rousseau, L. 1854. Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zélée , exécuté ... pendant ... 1837-1840, sous le commandemant de M.J. Dumont d'Urville ... publié ... sous la direction supérieure de M. Jacquinot, etc. 5: Zoologie. Description des mollusques, coquilles et zoophytes. Paris : Publisher unknown 132 pp. [87, Atlas pl. 22, figs 11-12] [junior homonym of Purpura muricoides Blainville, 1832].
Type data:
Status unknown, Hogoleu I (=Truk I, Caroline Is). - Coralliophila confragosa Adams, H. & Adams, A. 1864. Description of a new species of shells, chiefly from the Cumingian Collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863: 428-435 [432].
- Sistrum triangulatum Pease, W.H. 1868. Description of sixty-five new species of marine gastropodae, inhabiting Polynesia. American Journal of Conchology 3(4): 271-297 [Date published 1868: dated 1867] [278, pl. 23 fig 15] [reference is from 1867].
Type data:
Status unknown, Hawaiian Is. - Muricodrupa jacobsoni Emerson, W.K. & D'Attilio, A. 1981. Remarks on Muricodrupa Iredale, 1918 (Muricidae: Thaidinae), with description of a new species. Nautilus 95: 77-82 [78, figs 1-4].
Type data:
Holotype 71-205, Astrolabe Barrier Reef, Yanu-yanu-i-lona Island, Fiji Islands.
Generic Combinations
- Muricodrupa fiscella (Gmelin, 1791). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [24, pl. 6, figs 25a-b] - Cronia (Muricodrupa) fiscella (Gmelin, 1791). —
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. Shells of the Philippines. Manila : Carfel Seashell Museum 377 pp., 100 pls. [144, no. 20] - Cronia (Muricodrupa) funiculus (Wood, 1828). —
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. Shells of the Philippines. Manila : Carfel Seashell Museum 377 pp., 100 pls. [144, no. 19] - Muricodrupa stellaris (Gmelin, 1791). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [24, pl. 6, figs 22a-b]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo Pacific, from Red Sea and South Africa to Hawaiian Islands
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Carnivorous, marine, rocky shore.
Extra Ecological Information
Feeds on gastropods
General References
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1982. The taxonomic status of Cronia fiscella (Gmelin, 1791) and C. margariticola (Broderip, 1833) (Gastropoda: Muricidae). Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 19: 113-124 [113, figs 1-14]
Demond, J. 1957. Micronesian reef associated gastropods. Pacific Science 11(3): 275–341, fig. 2, pl. 1 [312]
Kay, E.A. 1979. Hawaiian marine shells. Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. Section 4 : Mollusca. Honolulu, Hawaii : Bishop Museum Press Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication Vol. 64(4) 653 pp. [238, fig. 83I] (as Muricodrupa funiculus (Wood, 1828))
Middelfart, P. 1997. An illustrated checklist of Muricidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) from the Andaman Sea, Thailand. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication 17(2): 349-388 [363, pl. 3, fig. 6]
Tan, K.S. 1995. Taxonomy of Thais and Morula (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Singapore and Vicinity. 546 pp. [107-119, figs 31-35] (as Muricodrupa funiculus (Wood, 1828))
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [24, pl. 6, fig. 21] (as Muricodrupa jacobsoni Emerson & D'Attilio, 1981)
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [24, pl. 6, figs 22a-b] (as Muricodrupa stellaris (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853))
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [24, pl. 6, figs 25a-b]
Common Name References
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. 153] (as Murex decussatus) (The Cross-Barred Murex)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 08-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 29-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED |