Species Purpura bufo Lamarck, 1822

Museums

Regional Maps

• Purpura bufo Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 7 711 pp. [239, no. 13].

  Type data:

   Lectotype MHNG 1101/44/2, Indian Ocean.
• Purpura callosa Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 7 711 pp. [239, no. 14].

  Type data:

   Lectotype MHNG 1101/46/1, locality unknown.
• Purpura tumida Schubert, G.H. & Wagner, J.A. 1829. Neues systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet, angefangen von Martini und Chemnitz, fortgesetzt. Nürnberg : Bauer und Raspe Vol. 12 Xii + 196 pp., pls 214-237. [140, pl. 232, figs 4076-4077].

 

Generic Combinations

• Mancinella bufo (Lamarck, 1822). —
  Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [145, pl. 23, fig. 21]
• Thais bufo (Lamarck, 1822). —
  Tan, K.S. 1995. Taxonomy of Thais and Morula (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Singapore and Vicinity. 546 pp. [238, figs 80-85]
• Purpura bufo (Lamarck, 1822).

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific, from east Africa and Red Sea to Philippines

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Exposed coast, marine, rocky shore.

 

General References

Bouchet, P. 2011. Purpura bufo. In: MolluscaBase (2017). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208642 (Accessed on 2017-06-20)

Claremont, M., Vermeij, G.J., Williams, S.T., & Reid, D.G. 2013. Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91-102

Marais, A.P. & Seccombe, A.D. (eds) 2010. Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies Vol. 1 pp. 1-376.

Tan, K.S. 1995. Taxonomy of Thais and Morula (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Singapore and Vicinity. 546 pp. [238, figs 80-85]

Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [46, pl. 4, figs 16a-b]

Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp. [98, pl. 60, fig. 1]

 

Common Name References

Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [145, pl. 23, fig. 21] (Toad Purple)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Jun-2021	MURICIDAE	20-Jun-2017	ADDED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
		11-Oct-2011	MODIFIED