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Orania rosea Houart, 1996
408210 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:408210)
accepted
Species
Murex radula Hedley, 1899 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Murex...)
invalid: junior homonym of Murex radula Linnaeus, 1758
marine
Houart, R. (1996). Description of two new species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from the Indo-West Pacific. <em>Venus.</em> 55 (4): 273-280., available online at https://doi.org/10.18941/venusjjm.55.4_273
page(s): 278, figs 4-10, 17 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 278, figs 4-10, 17 [details] Available for editors

Type locality contained in Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Orania rosea Houart, 1996. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408210 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Houart, R. (1996). Description of two new species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from the Indo-West Pacific. <em>Venus.</em> 55 (4): 273-280., available online at https://doi.org/10.18941/venusjjm.55.4_273
page(s): 278, figs 4-10, 17 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Murex radula Hedley, 1899) Hedley, C. (1899). The Mollusca of Funafuti. Part I - Gasteropoda. <em>Memoirs of the Australian Museum.</em> 3(7): 395-488, pl. 27., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33592636
page(s): 459, fig. 36 [details]
additional source Houart, R. (2024). The Muricidae (Gastropoda: Muricoidea) of Walters Shoal. <em>Novapex.</em> 25(4): 201–210.
page(s): 208, figs 2H-M [details]
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]
page(s): 278, figs 4-10, 17 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Murex radula Hedley, 1899) Hedley, C. (1899). The Mollusca of Funafuti. Part I - Gasteropoda. <em>Memoirs of the Australian Museum.</em> 3(7): 395-488, pl. 27., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33592636
page(s): 459, fig. 36 [details]
additional source Houart, R. (2024). The Muricidae (Gastropoda: Muricoidea) of Walters Shoal. <em>Novapex.</em> 25(4): 201–210.
page(s): 208, figs 2H-M [details]
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]



