MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758)

ERMS taxon details

Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758)

AphiaID

140390 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140390)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Bolinus Pusch, 1837

Original name

Murex cornutus Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names

Murex cornutus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Murex cornutus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
page(s): 746 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=140390 on 2026-03-28

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140390 on 2026-03-28

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2006-04-10 08:18:34Z

changed

Vandepitte, Leen

2008-07-05 16:52:17Z

checked

Gofas, Serge

Licensing

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original description (of Murex cornutus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
page(s): 746 [details] Available for editors

additional source Gofas, S., Afonso, J.P. & Brandào, M. (1985). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp. Printed without date. (look up in RoR) [details]

redescription Houart, R. (2014). Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp. [details]