MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Hexaplex megacerus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)

ERMS taxon details

Hexaplex megacerus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)

To NHMUK collection (Murex megacerus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834; SYNTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3505869)

AphiaID

225348 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225348)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Hexaplex Perry, 1810

Orig. name

Murex megacerus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834

Synonymised names

Murex megacerus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 · unaccepted (original combination)

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Murex megacerus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). Murex. In: The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent shells. London. Parts 58-67, figs 1-58 [1834]; 187-199, figs 59-121, catalogue (pp. 1-9) and index to the figure (pp. i-ii) [1841]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35432466
page(s): pl. 60, fig. 18 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Hexaplex megacerus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marbef.org/data./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225348 on 2024-04-27

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024). European Register of Marine Species. Hexaplex megacerus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834). Accessed at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225348 on 2024-04-27

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-03-21 07:53:28Z

created

Zamouri, Nedra

2009-06-26 19:35:47Z

changed

Houart, Roland

2010-02-16 14:21:45Z

changed

Tran, Bastien

2012-03-01 22:24:59Z

checked

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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original description (of Murex megacerus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). Murex. In: The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent shells. London. Parts 58-67, figs 1-58 [1834]; 187-199, figs 59-121, catalogue (pp. 1-9) and index to the figure (pp. i-ii) [1841]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35432466
page(s): pl. 60, fig. 18 [details]

basis of record Bernard P.A. (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140 pp, 75 plates, illus. (look up in RoR) [details]