MolluscaBase - Murex (Pteropurpura) Jousseaume, 1880

WoRMS name details

Murex (Pteropurpura) Jousseaume, 1880

AphiaID

1591599 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1591599)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Pteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Murex Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Pteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880

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Species Murex (Pteropurpura) bequaerti Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945 accepted as Pteropurpura bequaerti (Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945)
Species Murex (Pteropurpura) esychus Dall, 1925 accepted as Pteropurpura esycha (Dall, 1925) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Pteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880) Jousseaume, F. P. (1880). Division méthodique de la famille des Purpuridés. <em>Le Naturaliste.</em> 2(42): 335-338., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33928744
page(s): 335 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Murex (Pteropurpura) Jousseaume, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1591599 on 2025-05-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2022-06-30 01:50:04Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2023-07-15 14:59:02Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Pteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880) Jousseaume, F. P. (1880). Division méthodique de la famille des Purpuridés. <em>Le Naturaliste.</em> 2(42): 335-338., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33928744
page(s): 335 [details]