Species Orania badia (Reeve, 1845)
The Brown Murex
- Murex badia 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. 32, fig. 159].
- Peristernia corallina Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1903. Descriptions of sixty-eight new gastropoda from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and North Arabian Sea, dredged by Mr. F.W. Townsend of the Indo-European Telegraph Service 1901–1903. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 12: 289–324, pls 20–23 [308, pl. 22, fig. 11].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1903.12.15.105, near Muscat, Gulf of Oman, 10 fathoms (18 m). - Muricopsis martini Fischer, P.J. 1927. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Pliozän- fauna der Mollusken-Inseln Seran und Obi. 1-179, pls 212-217 in Wanner, J. (ed.). Paläontologie von Timor. Vol. 15. [80, pl. 213, figs 53-54].
Type data:
Status unknown, Seran, Timor, Pliocene of Indonesia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [23] (see for complete synonymy)
Generic Combinations
- Lataxiena (Orania) badia (Reeve, 1845). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [23] - Orania badia (Reeve, 1845).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1980. The taxonomy of some Indo-Pacific Mollusca. Part 8. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 17: 135-152 [137-138] (as Muricopsis corallinus)
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. 159] (The Brown Murex)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 08-Mar-2018 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 29-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED |