WoRMS taxon details
Pteropurpura plorator (Reeve, 1849)
743647 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:743647)
accepted
Species
Murex expansus G. B. Sowerby II, 1860 · unaccepted
Murex plorator Reeve, 1849 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ocenebra brachypteron (A. Adams, 1863) · unaccepted
Pteronotus brachypteron A. Adams, 1863 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Pteropurpura (Pteropurpura) expansa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1860) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pteropurpura (Pteropurpura) plorator (Reeve, 1849) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pteropurpura adunca expansa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1860) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Murex plorator Reeve, 1849) Reeve, L. A. (1845-1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica: or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pls 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, January 1845; pl. 2-4, April 1845; pl. 5-12, May 1845; pl. 13-22, June 1845; pl. 23-32, August 1845; pl. 33-34, October 1845; pl. 35-36, April 1846; supplementary pl. 1, June 1849]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118364
page(s): suppl. plate 1, species no. 191 [details]
page(s): suppl. plate 1, species no. 191 [details]
Type locality contained in South Korean Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in South Korean Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pteropurpura plorator (Reeve, 1849). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=743647 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex expansus G. B. Sowerby II, 1860) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1860). Descriptions of new shells in the collection of Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1859: 428-429, pl. 49., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32274842
page(s): 428 [details]
original description (of Pteronotus brachypteron A. Adams, 1863) Adams, A. (1863). On the species of Muricinae found in Japan. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1862) 30: 370-376., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577414
page(s): 371. [details]
original description (of Murex plorator Reeve, 1849) Reeve, L. A. (1845-1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica: or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pls 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, January 1845; pl. 2-4, April 1845; pl. 5-12, May 1845; pl. 13-22, June 1845; pl. 23-32, August 1845; pl. 33-34, October 1845; pl. 35-36, April 1846; supplementary pl. 1, June 1849]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118364
page(s): suppl. plate 1, species no. 191 [details]
basis of record Houart, R. (2011). <i>Ocenebra, Pteropurpura</i>, and <i>Ocinebrellus</i> (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Ocenebrinae) in the northwestern Pacific. <em>American Conchologist.</em> 39 (4): 12-22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57492366
page(s): 16. [details]
page(s): 428 [details]
original description (of Pteronotus brachypteron A. Adams, 1863) Adams, A. (1863). On the species of Muricinae found in Japan. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1862) 30: 370-376., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577414
page(s): 371. [details]
original description (of Murex plorator Reeve, 1849) Reeve, L. A. (1845-1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica: or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pls 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, January 1845; pl. 2-4, April 1845; pl. 5-12, May 1845; pl. 13-22, June 1845; pl. 23-32, August 1845; pl. 33-34, October 1845; pl. 35-36, April 1846; supplementary pl. 1, June 1849]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118364
page(s): suppl. plate 1, species no. 191 [details]
basis of record Houart, R. (2011). <i>Ocenebra, Pteropurpura</i>, and <i>Ocinebrellus</i> (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Ocenebrinae) in the northwestern Pacific. <em>American Conchologist.</em> 39 (4): 12-22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57492366
page(s): 16. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | タカノハヨウラク | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pteropurpura (Pteropurpura) plorator (Reeve, 1849))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Pteropurpura plorator)
To Malacopics (Pteropurpura plorator (Reeve, 1849) Japan, ex coll. G. van Roon)
To Malacopics (Pteropurpura plorator (Reeve, 1849) Japan, Kyôto-fu, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Pteropurpura (Pteropurpura) plorator (Reeve, 1849))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Pteropurpura plorator)
To Malacopics (Pteropurpura plorator (Reeve, 1849) Japan, ex coll. G. van Roon)
To Malacopics (Pteropurpura plorator (Reeve, 1849) Japan, Kyôto-fu, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Pteropurpura (Pteropurpura) plorator (Reeve, 1849))
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