WoRMS taxon details
Pteropurpura macroptera (Deshayes, 1839)
743645 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:743645)
accepted
Species
Murex carpenteri (Dall, 1899) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Murex carpenteri f. alba S. S. Berry, 1908 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Murex carpenteri var. tremperi Dall, 1910 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Murex macropterus Deshayes, 1839 · unaccepted (original combination)
Murex petri Dall, 1900 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex tremperi Dall, 1910 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pteronotus carpenteri Dall, 1899 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pteronotus carpenteri var. alba S. S. Berry, 1908 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Pteropurpura (Pteropurpura) macroptera (Deshayes, 1839) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of Murex macropterus Deshayes, 1839) Deshayes, G. P. (1839). Nouvelles espèces de mollusques, provenant des côtes de la Californie, du Mexique, du Kamtschatka et de la Nouvelle-Zélande. <em>Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne.</em> 2(12): 356-361., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2299248
page(s): 360 [details]
page(s): 360 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pteropurpura macroptera (Deshayes, 1839). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=743645 on 2025-03-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex macropterus Deshayes, 1839) Deshayes, G. P. (1839). Nouvelles espèces de mollusques, provenant des côtes de la Californie, du Mexique, du Kamtschatka et de la Nouvelle-Zélande. <em>Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne.</em> 2(12): 356-361., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2299248
page(s): 360 [details]
original description (of Murex petri Dall, 1900) Dall, W. H. (1900). A new <i>Murex</i> from California. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 14(4): 37-38 [August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42800095 [details]
original description (of Murex tremperi Dall, 1910) Dall, W. H. (1910). Notes on California shells. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 24(8): 95-96., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1760902 [details]
original description (of Pteronotus carpenteri Dall, 1899) Dall, W. H. (1899). A new <i>Pteronotus</i> from California. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 12(12): 138-139., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42799680 [details]
original description (of Murex carpenteri f. alba S. S. Berry, 1908) Berry, S. S. (1908). <i>Murex carpenteri</i>, form <i>alba</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 21(9): 105-106., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3666061 [details]
original description (of Murex carpenteri var. tremperi Dall, 1910) Dall, W. H. (1910). Notes on California shells. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 24(8): 95-96., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1760902 [details]
page(s): 360 [details]
original description (of Murex petri Dall, 1900) Dall, W. H. (1900). A new <i>Murex</i> from California. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 14(4): 37-38 [August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42800095 [details]
original description (of Murex tremperi Dall, 1910) Dall, W. H. (1910). Notes on California shells. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 24(8): 95-96., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1760902 [details]
original description (of Pteronotus carpenteri Dall, 1899) Dall, W. H. (1899). A new <i>Pteronotus</i> from California. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 12(12): 138-139., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42799680 [details]
original description (of Murex carpenteri f. alba S. S. Berry, 1908) Berry, S. S. (1908). <i>Murex carpenteri</i>, form <i>alba</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 21(9): 105-106., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3666061 [details]
original description (of Murex carpenteri var. tremperi Dall, 1910) Dall, W. H. (1910). Notes on California shells. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 24(8): 95-96., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1760902 [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Tuskes P. & Tuskes A. (2016). Native <i>Pteropurpura</i> of the eastern Pacific (Muricidae). <em>The Festivus.</em> 48(4): 211-220. [details]





To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Conchology (Pteropurpura macroptera)
To Malacopics (Pteropurpura macroptera (Deshayes, 1839) United States, California, San Diego Count...
To Malacopics (Pteropurpura macroptera (Deshayes, 1839) United States, California, Santa Barbara, ...
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-211) (from synonym Murex macropterus Deshayes, 1839)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 122596 Top) (from synonym Pteronotus carpenteri Dall, 1899)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 183056 Top) (from synonym Murex petri Dall, 1900)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Pteronotus carpenteri Dall, 1899)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Pteropurpura (Pteropurpura) macroptera (Deshayes, 1839))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Murex petri Dall, 1900)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Conchology (Pteropurpura macroptera)
To Malacopics (Pteropurpura macroptera (Deshayes, 1839) United States, California, San Diego Count...
To Malacopics (Pteropurpura macroptera (Deshayes, 1839) United States, California, Santa Barbara, ...
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-211) (from synonym Murex macropterus Deshayes, 1839)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 122596 Top) (from synonym Pteronotus carpenteri Dall, 1899)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 183056 Top) (from synonym Murex petri Dall, 1900)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Pteronotus carpenteri Dall, 1899)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Pteropurpura (Pteropurpura) macroptera (Deshayes, 1839))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Murex petri Dall, 1900)
To ITIS