MolluscaBase taxon details
Vokesimurex elenensis (Dall, 1909)
405206 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:405206)
accepted
Species
Haustellum elenense (Dall, 1909) · unaccepted
Haustellum elenensis [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect gender ending)
Murex elenensis Dall, 1909 · unaccepted (original combination)
Murex plicatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Murex...)
invalid: junior homonym of Murex plicatus Gmelin, 1791; M. elenensis is a replacement name
marine
(of Murex elenensis Dall, 1909) Dall, W. H. (1909). Report on a collection of shells from Peru, with a summary of the littoral marine Mollusca of the Peruvian zoological province. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 37 (1704): 147–294, pl. 20-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15556390 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vokesimurex elenensis (Dall, 1909). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=405206 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Murex elenensis Dall, 1909) Dall, W. H. (1909). Report on a collection of shells from Peru, with a summary of the littoral marine Mollusca of the Peruvian zoological province. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 37 (1704): 147–294, pl. 20-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15556390 [details]
original description (of Murex plicatus 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): 58, fig. 6 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. [details]
redescription Houart, R. (2014). <i>Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp. [details]
original description (of Murex plicatus 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): 58, fig. 6 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors

basis of record Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. [details]
redescription Houart, R. (2014). <i>Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp. [details]



