MolluscaBase - Pteropurpura erinaceoides (Valenciennes, 1832)

WoRMS taxon details

Pteropurpura erinaceoides (Valenciennes, 1832)

To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-94)

AphiaID

743641 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:743641)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Pteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880

Original name

Murex erinaceoides Valenciennes, 1832

Synonymised names

Murex californicus Hinds, 1844 · unaccepted (synonym)

Murex erinaceoides Valenciennes, 1832 · unaccepted (original combination)

Muricidea erinaceoides (Valenciennes, 1832) · unaccepted

Pteropurpura (Pteropurpura) erinaceoides (Valenciennes, 1832) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pteropurpura erinaceoides (Valenciennes, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=743641 on 2025-04-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2013-11-03 08:36:57Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Murex californicus Hinds, 1844) Hinds, R. B. (1844). Descriptions of new species of Scalaria and Murex, from the collection of Sir Edward Belcher, C.B. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1843) 11: 124-129., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680102
page(s): 128. [details]

Identification resource

identification resource Tuskes P. & Tuskes A. (2016). Native Pteropurpura of the eastern Pacific (Muricidae). The Festivus. 48(4): 211-220. [details]