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Murex scolopax Dillwyn, 1817
730428 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:730428)
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Species
Murex (Murex) scolopax Dillwyn, 1817 · alternative representation
Murex crassispina Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted (synonym - in part.)
Murex hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 sensu Mörch, 1852 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine
(of Murex (Murex) scolopax Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Murex scolopax Dillwyn, 1817. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=730428 on 2025-09-11
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(of Murex (Murex) scolopax Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899 [details]
original description (of Murex crassispina Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433 [details]
original description (of Murex crassispina Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Conchology (Murex scolopax)
To GB Mollusca Types (Murex scolopax Dillwyn, 1817; Lectotype; NMW.1928.082.00085)
To Malacopics (Murex scolopax Dillwyn, 1817 Eritrea, Shimali al Bahri al Ahmar, Dahlak Archipelago, on sand, at 2 m depth, collected 1975, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To GB Mollusca Types (Murex scolopax Dillwyn, 1817; Lectotype; NMW.1928.082.00085)
To Malacopics (Murex scolopax Dillwyn, 1817 Eritrea, Shimali al Bahri al Ahmar, Dahlak Archipelago, on sand, at 2 m depth, collected 1975, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
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