WoRMS taxon details
Pteropurpura vokesae W. K. Emerson, 1964
743651 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:743651)
accepted
Species
Murex (Alipurpura) rhyssus Dall, 1919 · unaccepted > junior homonym (invalid: not Tate, 1888)
Murex rhyssus Dall, 1919 · unaccepted > junior homonym (invalid: under Art. 58.7 junior...)
invalid: under Art. 58.7 junior homonym of Murex rhysus Tate, 1888; Pteropurpura vokesae is a replacement name
Pteropurpura (Pteropurpura) vokesae W. K. Emerson, 1964 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Emerson, W. K. (1964). A new name for <i>Murex rhyssus</i> Dall, 1919 (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>The Veliger.</em> 7(1): 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42431857 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pteropurpura vokesae W. K. Emerson, 1964. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=743651 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Emerson, W. K. (1964). A new name for <i>Murex rhyssus</i> Dall, 1919 (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>The Veliger.</em> 7(1): 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42431857 [details]
original description (of Murex (Alipurpura) rhyssus Dall, 1919) Dall, W. H. (1919). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 56 (2295): 293-371., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7766313
page(s): 332 [details]
original description (of Murex (Alipurpura) rhyssus Dall, 1919) Dall, W. H. (1919). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 56 (2295): 293-371., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7766313
page(s): 332 [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Conchology (Pteropurpura vokesae)
To Malacopics (Pteropurpura vokesae W. K. Emerson, 1964 United States, California, San Diego Count...
To Malacopics (Pteropurpura vokesae W. K. Emerson, 1964 United States, California, Santa Barbara, ...
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 160500 Top) (from synonym Murex rhyssus Dall, 1919)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Pteropurpura (Pteropurpura) vokesae W. K. Emerson, 1964)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Murex rhyssus Dall, 1919)
To ITIS
To Conchology (Pteropurpura vokesae)
To Malacopics (Pteropurpura vokesae W. K. Emerson, 1964 United States, California, San Diego Count...
To Malacopics (Pteropurpura vokesae W. K. Emerson, 1964 United States, California, Santa Barbara, ...
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 160500 Top) (from synonym Murex rhyssus Dall, 1919)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Pteropurpura (Pteropurpura) vokesae W. K. Emerson, 1964)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Murex rhyssus Dall, 1919)
To ITIS
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