WoRMS taxon details
Vaughtia purpuroides (Reeve, 1845)
404072 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:404072)
accepted
Species
Murex purpuroides Reeve, 1845 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ocenebra purpuroides (Reeve, 1845) · unaccepted
marine
(of Murex purpuroides Reeve, 1845) 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): pl. 32, species no. 158; note: name attributed by Reeve to Dunker [details]
page(s): pl. 32, species no. 158; note: name attributed by Reeve to Dunker [details]
Type locality contained in Cape of Good Hope
type locality contained in Cape of Good Hope [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Vaughtia purpuroides (Reeve, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404072 on 2024-08-15
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original description
(of Murex purpuroides Reeve, 1845) 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): pl. 32, species no. 158; note: name attributed by Reeve to Dunker [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 88 [details]
additional source Lussi M. (2012) Description of three new species of <i>Vaughtia</i> from off the Eastern Cape, South Africa with a revision of the genus (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricidae) from Southern Madagascar. <i>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale</i> 76: 5-13. [July 2012] [details]
new combination reference Houart, R. (1995). <i>Pterymarchia</i> n. gen. and <i>Vaughtia</i> n. gen., two new muricid genera (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae and Ocenebrinae). <em>Apex.</em> 10 (4): 127-136., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42257087 [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. [details]
page(s): pl. 32, species no. 158; note: name attributed by Reeve to Dunker [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 88 [details]
additional source Lussi M. (2012) Description of three new species of <i>Vaughtia</i> from off the Eastern Cape, South Africa with a revision of the genus (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricidae) from Southern Madagascar. <i>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale</i> 76: 5-13. [July 2012] [details]
new combination reference Houart, R. (1995). <i>Pterymarchia</i> n. gen. and <i>Vaughtia</i> n. gen., two new muricid genera (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae and Ocenebrinae). <em>Apex.</em> 10 (4): 127-136., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42257087 [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. [details]
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ocenebra purpuroides (Reeve, 1845))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Murex purpuroides Reeve, 1845)
To Conchology (Vaughtia purpuroides)
To Malacopics (Vaughtia purpuroides (Reeve, 1845) South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Peninsula, Komm...
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ocenebra purpuroides (Reeve, 1845))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Murex purpuroides Reeve, 1845)
To Conchology (Vaughtia purpuroides)
To Malacopics (Vaughtia purpuroides (Reeve, 1845) South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Peninsula, Komm...