MolluscaBase taxon details
Ergalatax heptagonalis (Reeve, 1846)
408059 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:408059)
accepted
Species
Cronia heptagonalis (Reeve, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Drupa heptagonalis (Reeve, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Drupa ochrostoma heptagonalis (Reeve, 1846) · unaccepted
Morula heptagonalis (Reeve, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Ricinula heptagonalis Reeve, 1846 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ricinula ochrostoma heptagonalis (Reeve, 1846) · unaccepted
Urosalpinx heptagonalis (Reeve, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ricinula heptagonalis Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846). Monograph of the genus <i>Ricinula</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pl. 1-6 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-3, August 1846, pl. 5, September 1846; pl. 4, 6, October 1846]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118823#page/441/mode/1up
page(s): pl. 3, species no. 17 [details]
page(s): pl. 3, species no. 17 [details]
Type locality contained in Panama
type locality contained in Panama [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Ergalatax heptagonalis (Reeve, 1846). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408059 on 2026-06-26
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(of Ricinula heptagonalis Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846). Monograph of the genus <i>Ricinula</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pl. 1-6 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-3, August 1846, pl. 5, September 1846; pl. 4, 6, October 1846]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118823#page/441/mode/1up
page(s): pl. 3, species no. 17 [details]
additional source Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
page(s): 42, pl. 27, fig. 7 [details]
additional source Houart, R. (1996). On the identity of <i>Morula martensi</i> Dall, 1923 and description of a new species of <i>Ergalatax</i> from the Red Sea (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Ergalataxinae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 110(1): 12-16, figs. 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274334
page(s): fig. 11 [details]
identification resource Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), <i>Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa</i>. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
page(s): 223 [details]
page(s): pl. 3, species no. 17 [details]
additional source Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
page(s): 42, pl. 27, fig. 7 [details]
additional source Houart, R. (1996). On the identity of <i>Morula martensi</i> Dall, 1923 and description of a new species of <i>Ergalatax</i> from the Red Sea (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Ergalataxinae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 110(1): 12-16, figs. 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274334
page(s): fig. 11 [details]
identification resource Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), <i>Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa</i>. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
page(s): 223 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Urosalpinx heptagonalis (Reeve, 1846))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Conchology (Ergalatax heptagonalis)
To Malacopics (Ergalatax heptagonalis (Reeve, 1846) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban Bay, on ro...
To Malacopics (Ergalatax heptagonalis (Reeve,1846) Mauritius, Riviére du Rempart, Grande Baie)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Conchology (Ergalatax heptagonalis)
To Malacopics (Ergalatax heptagonalis (Reeve, 1846) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban Bay, on ro...
To Malacopics (Ergalatax heptagonalis (Reeve,1846) Mauritius, Riviére du Rempart, Grande Baie)
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