MolluscaBase taxon details
Hexaplex varius (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)
225356 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225356)
accepted
Species
Chicoreus (Triplex) varius (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) · unaccepted
Chicoreus clausii (Dunker, 1879) · unaccepted
Chicoreus varius (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) · unaccepted
Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) varius (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) · alternative representation
Murex clausii Dunker, 1879 · unaccepted
Murex varius G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 · unaccepted (original combination)
Murex varius var. inops Dautzenberg, 1891 · unaccepted (synonym)
Muricanthus varius (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Murex varius G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 58–67, 187–199 [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/11915991
page(s): 67, fig. 57 [details]
page(s): 67, fig. 57 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Hexaplex varius (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225356 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Murex clausii Dunker, 1879) Dunker, W. (1879). Mollusca quaedam nova. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 27 (3): 212-217, pl. 9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15928267
page(s): 213, pl. 8 fig. 6 [details]
original description (of Murex varius G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 58–67, 187–199 [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/11915991
page(s): 67, fig. 57 [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 IMIS) [details]
page(s): 213, pl. 8 fig. 6 [details]
original description (of Murex varius G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 58–67, 187–199 [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/11915991
page(s): 67, fig. 57 [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 IMIS) [details]



