WoRMS name details
Murex octogonus G. B. Sowerby II, 1860
404661 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:404661)
unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Murex octogonus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833; M. sowerbyi Kobelt, 1877 is a replacement name)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1860). Descriptions of new shells in the collection of Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1859: 428-429, pl. 49., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32274842
page(s): 428, pl. 49 fig. 7 [details]
page(s): 428, pl. 49 fig. 7 [details]
Type locality contained in New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone (inaccurate) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Murex octogonus G. B. Sowerby II, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404661 on 2025-05-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1860). Descriptions of new shells in the collection of Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1859: 428-429, pl. 49., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32274842
page(s): 428, pl. 49 fig. 7 [details]
page(s): 428, pl. 49 fig. 7 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Remark not Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 [details]
