WoRMS taxon details
Trophon purdyae Houart, 1983
399068 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:399068)
accepted
Species
marine
Not documented
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Trophon purdyae Houart, 1983. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=399068 on 2025-05-15
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Houart, R. (1987) Revision of the subfamily Trophoninae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Southern Africa, with description of four new species. <i>Apex</i> 2(2): 25-58. [April 1987]
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Identification resource
identification resource
Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), <i>Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa</i>. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 105 [details]
page(s): 105 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Remark Classification questionable [details]
