WoRMS name details
Ergalatax obscura Houart, 1996
140394 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140394)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine
Houart, R. (1996). On the identity of <i>Morula martensi</i> Dall, 1923 and description of a new species of <i>Ergalatax</i> from the Red Sea (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Ergalataxinae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 110 (1): 12-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274334
page(s): 12-16 [details]
page(s): 12-16 [details]
Note Type locality: Djibouti, Perim, Bab el Mandeb...
From editor or global species database
Type locality Type locality: Djibouti, Perim, Bab el Mandeb (Gulf of Aden); [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ergalatax obscura Houart, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140394 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
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Houart, R. (1996). On the identity of <i>Morula martensi</i> Dall, 1923 and description of a new species of <i>Ergalatax</i> from the Red Sea (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Ergalataxinae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 110 (1): 12-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274334
page(s): 12-16 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 12-16 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
additional source
Zenetos, A.; Gofas, S.; Russo, G.; Templado, J. (2004). CIESM Atlas of exotic species in the Mediterranean. Vol. 3 Molluscs, 376 pp. <em>Monaco, CIESM Publishers.</em> , available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20210507152030/http://www.ciesm.org/atlas/appendix3.html
page(s): 114-115; note: misapplication to the alien species now known as Ergalatax junionae Houart, 2008 [details]
additional source Houart, R. (2008). Rehabilitation of <i>Ergalatax martensi</i> Schepman, 1892) (Gastropoda: Muricidae), senior synonym of <i>Ergalatax obscura</i> Houart, and description of <i>Ergalatax junionae</i>, new name for <i>Morula martensi</i> Dall. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 122 (2): 99-106., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35186044 [details]
page(s): 114-115; note: misapplication to the alien species now known as Ergalatax junionae Houart, 2008 [details]
additional source Houart, R. (2008). Rehabilitation of <i>Ergalatax martensi</i> Schepman, 1892) (Gastropoda: Muricidae), senior synonym of <i>Ergalatax obscura</i> Houart, and description of <i>Ergalatax junionae</i>, new name for <i>Morula martensi</i> Dall. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 122 (2): 99-106., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35186044 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
