Species Muricopsis purpurispinus Ponder, 1972
Purple Spined Murex
- Muricopsis (Muricopsis) purpurispinus 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. 23, fig. 6, text fig. 3: 28].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.76796 dry, east of Grafton, off Minnie Water, New South Wales, Australia [29°46'1.2'S, 153°20'60'E].
Generic Combinations
- Muricopsis purpurispinus Ponder, 1972. —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [40, pl. 6, fig. 15]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
To 137 m
General References
Beechey, D. 2000. Muricopsis purpurispinus Ponder, 1972. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Muricopsinae/Pages/muricopsis_purpurispinus.htm (date accessed 21/10/11)
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [40, pl. 6, fig. 15]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [81, pl. 242] (Purple Spined Murex)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 23-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 05-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED |