MolluscaBase 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 superseded combination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 at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=743645 on 2025-09-11
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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]
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]
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 Tuskes P. & Tuskes A. (2016). Native <i>Pteropurpura</i> of the eastern Pacific (Muricidae). <em>The Festivus.</em> 48(4): 211-220. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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 County, La Jolla, on rock reef and rubble, by diving, at 20 m depth, collected 1966-10-06, ex coll. J. Tra...
To Malacopics (Pteropurpura macroptera (Deshayes, 1839) United States, California, Santa Barbara, on rubble between rocks, at 20 m depth, collected June 1973, ex coll. J.G.B. Nieuwenhuis)
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 NMNH Extant Collection (Murex petri Lectotype USNM 183056) (from synonym Murex petri Dall, 1900)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pteronotus carpenteri Lectotype USNM 122596) (from synonym Pteronotus carpenteri Dall, 1899)
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 County, La Jolla, on rock reef and rubble, by diving, at 20 m depth, collected 1966-10-06, ex coll. J. Tra...
To Malacopics (Pteropurpura macroptera (Deshayes, 1839) United States, California, Santa Barbara, on rubble between rocks, at 20 m depth, collected June 1973, ex coll. J.G.B. Nieuwenhuis)
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 NMNH Extant Collection (Murex petri Lectotype USNM 183056) (from synonym Murex petri Dall, 1900)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pteronotus carpenteri Lectotype USNM 122596) (from synonym Pteronotus carpenteri Dall, 1899)
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
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