MolluscaBase - Murex (Pterynotus) Swainson, 1833

WoRMS name details

Murex (Pterynotus) Swainson, 1833

AphiaID

404040 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:404040)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded rank

Accepted Name

Pterynotus Swainson, 1833

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Murex Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Pterynotus Swainson, 1833

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Species Murex (Pterynotus) ariomus Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945 accepted as Pterochelus ariomus (Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945) (original combination)
Species Murex (Pterynotus) burnsii Aldrich, 1894 † accepted as Timbellus burnsii (Aldrich, 1894) †
Species Murex (Pterynotus) zonatus Tenison Woods, 1877 accepted as Prototyphis angasi (Crosse, 1863) (junior subjective synonym)
Species Murex (Pterynotus) angelus Aldrich, 1885 † (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Pterynotus Swainson, 1833) Swainson, W. (1829-1833). Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series. London: Baldwin & Cradock. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-30 [1829] pl. 31-45 [1830] pl. 46-85 [1831] pl. 86-96 [1832] pl. 97-136 [1833]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/42278
page(s): 3: 120, 122 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Murex (Pterynotus) Swainson, 1833. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404040 on 2025-04-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-06-19 00:06:16Z

created

Houart, Roland

2010-09-04 21:42:28Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2022-01-04 19:10:18Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2023-08-28 20:29:00Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2024-07-30 14:45:53Z

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Auffenberg, Kurt

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Nomenclature

original description (of Pterynotus Swainson, 1833) Swainson, W. (1829-1833). Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series. London: Baldwin & Cradock. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-30 [1829] pl. 31-45 [1830] pl. 46-85 [1831] pl. 86-96 [1832] pl. 97-136 [1833]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/42278
page(s): 3: 120, 122 [details]