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Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845)
406196 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:406196)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Hexaplex (Muricanthus) ambiguus (Reeve, 1845) · unaccepted
Hexaplex ambiguus (Reeve, 1845) · unaccepted
Murex ambiguus Reeve, 1845 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Murex ambiguus Reeve, 1845) Reeve, L. A. (1845-1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica: or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pls 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, January 1845; pl. 2-4, April 1845; pl. 5-12, May 1845; pl. 13-22, June 1845; pl. 23-32, August 1845; pl. 33-34, October 1845; pl. 35-36, April 1846; supplementary pl. 1, June 1849]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118364
page(s): pl. 13, species no. 51 [details]
page(s): pl. 13, species no. 51 [details]
Distribution Central and southern Gulf of California to the Pearl Islands, Panama.
Distribution Central and southern Gulf of California to the Pearl Islands, Panama. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=406196 on 2025-09-11
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(of Murex ambiguus Reeve, 1845) Reeve, L. A. (1845-1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica: or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pls 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, January 1845; pl. 2-4, April 1845; pl. 5-12, May 1845; pl. 13-22, June 1845; pl. 23-32, August 1845; pl. 33-34, October 1845; pl. 35-36, April 1846; supplementary pl. 1, June 1849]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118364
page(s): pl. 13, species no. 51 [details]
source of synonymy Morinha, F.; Ernest, J.; Archer-Taveira, A.; Rocha, A. M.; Iwamasa, R. T. (2025). Molecular and morphological data support the synonymy of <i>Muricanthus radix</i> Gmelin, 1791 and <i>Muricanthus ambiguus</i> Reeve, 1845 (Gastropoda, Muricidae). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1239: 281-303., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1239.143837 [details]
page(s): pl. 13, species no. 51 [details]
source of synonymy Morinha, F.; Ernest, J.; Archer-Taveira, A.; Rocha, A. M.; Iwamasa, R. T. (2025). Molecular and morphological data support the synonymy of <i>Muricanthus radix</i> Gmelin, 1791 and <i>Muricanthus ambiguus</i> Reeve, 1845 (Gastropoda, Muricidae). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1239: 281-303., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1239.143837 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Central and southern Gulf of California to the Pearl Islands, Panama. [details]
To Conchology (Hexaplex ambiguus) (from synonym Hexaplex ambiguus (Reeve, 1845))
To Malacopics (Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845) Mexico, Sinaloa, Mazatlán, by shrimper, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 877591 Dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 877591 Ventral)
To Malacopics (Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845) Mexico, Sinaloa, Mazatlán, by shrimper, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 877591 Dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 877591 Ventral)
Unreviewed
