WoRMS taxon details
Pascula muricata (Reeve, 1846)
408071 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:408071)
accepted
Species
Murex nitens A. Adams, 1854 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ricinula muricata Reeve, 1846 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Ricinula muricata 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. 5, species no. 39 [details]
page(s): pl. 5, species no. 39 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pascula muricata (Reeve, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408071 on 2025-07-08
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex nitens A. Adams, 1854) Adams, A. (1854). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1853) 21: 69-74., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747198
page(s): 72. [details]
original description (of Ricinula muricata 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. 5, species no. 39 [details]
basis of record Houart, R. (1995). The Ergalataxinae (Gastropoda, Muricidae) from the New Caledonia region with some comments on the subfamily and the description of thirteen new species from the Indo-West Pacific. <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> ser. 4, 16 (A, 2-4): 245-297. [July 1995]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59176576 [details]
page(s): 72. [details]
original description (of Ricinula muricata 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. 5, species no. 39 [details]
basis of record Houart, R. (1995). The Ergalataxinae (Gastropoda, Muricidae) from the New Caledonia region with some comments on the subfamily and the description of thirteen new species from the Indo-West Pacific. <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> ser. 4, 16 (A, 2-4): 245-297. [July 1995]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59176576 [details]
Identification resource
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]
Other
additional source
Houart, R. & Garrigues, B. (2023). Descriptions of 18 new species of Muricidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea) and other comments. <em>Novapex.</em> 24(3): 99-149.
page(s): figs 13I-O [details]
additional source Houart, R. (2024). The Muricidae (Gastropoda: Muricoidea) of Walters Shoal. <em>Novapex.</em> 25(4): 201–210.
page(s): 209, figs 3A-E [details]
page(s): figs 13I-O [details]
additional source Houart, R. (2024). The Muricidae (Gastropoda: Muricoidea) of Walters Shoal. <em>Novapex.</em> 25(4): 201–210.
page(s): 209, figs 3A-E [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マギレキナフレイシダマシ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Pascula muricata cf.)
To Conchology (Pascula muricata)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pascula muricata)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Ricinula muricata Reeve, 1846)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Pascula muricata cf.)
To Conchology (Pascula muricata)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pascula muricata)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Ricinula muricata Reeve, 1846)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
