Species Semiricinula muricoides (Blainville, 1832)
- Purpura muricoides Blainville, H.M.D. de 1832. Dispostion méthodique des espèces récentes et fossiles des genres Pourpre, Ricinule. Nouvelles Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 1: 189-263 [219, sp. 38, pl. 10, fig. 5] [junior homonym; not Purpura muricoides Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHN, Ambon. - Purpura muricina Kiener, L.C. 1836. Spécies général et Iconographie des coquilles vivantes, comprenant la collection du Muséum d'histoire Naturelle de Paris, la collection de Lamarck, celle du Prince Massena (appartenant maintenant a M. le Baron B. Delessert) et les découvertes récentes des voyageurs. Paris : Ballière Vol. 8 1-151, pls 1-46. [33-35 (in part), pl. 6, fig. 13] [junior homonym; not Purpura muricina Blainville, 1832].
- Morula borneensis Dall, W.H. 1923. Notes on Drupa and Morula. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 75: 303-306 [304-305 (in part)].
Type data:
Lectotype USNM 336237, Labuan, N. Borneo.
Generic Combinations
- Semiricinula muricoides (Blainville, 1832). —
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 [94, Table 1]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific, from India to Solomon Islands
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Carnivorous, marine, rocky shore.
Extra Ecological Information
Feeds on barnacles; found just below the Enteromprpha-Ulva belt (Tan, 1995)
General References
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
Tan, K.S. 1995. Taxonomy of Thais and Morula (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Singapore and Vicinity. 546 pp. [372, figs 143a-f, i-r, 144-145, 146a, 147]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 05-Nov-2014 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 11-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED |