WoRMS taxon details
Chicoreus rosarius (G. Perry, 1811)
1862244 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1862244)
accepted
Species
Chicoreus (Triplex) palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chicoreus (Triplex) rosarius (G. Perry, 1811) · alternative representation
Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chicoreus woelflingi T. Cossignani, 2024 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Chicoreus woelflingi woelflingi T. Cossignani, 2024 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Murex argyna Mörch, 1852 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Murex palmarosae Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Triplex foliatus G. Perry, 1810 · unaccepted > unavailable name (placed on the Offcial Index of...)
placed on the Offcial Index of rejected names in ICZN Opinion 911
Triplex rosaria G. Perry, 1811 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Triplex rosaria G. Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832
page(s): pl. 6 [details]
page(s): pl. 6 [details]
Type locality contained in Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution Indian Ocean, from Natal in South Africa, Mozambique, Reunion Island, the Seychelles, Somalia, Sri Lanka and Indonesia, as...
Distribution Indian Ocean, from Natal in South Africa, Mozambique, Reunion Island, the Seychelles, Somalia, Sri Lanka and Indonesia, as well as in the Pacific Ocean in New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, the South China Sea and southern Japan. Typical examples of Chicoreus rosarius have also been collected in the Philippines (Houart, 2008: 158, pl. 374 fig. 2) where it may coexist with Chicoreus lamarcki. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Chicoreus rosarius (G. Perry, 1811). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1862244 on 2026-08-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex palmarosae Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433
page(s): 161 [details]
original description (of Murex argyna Mörch, 1852) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1852-1853). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora</i>, 170 pp. [1852]; <i>Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata</i>, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12921
page(s): 1: 97; note: name attributed by Mörch to Meuschen [details]
original description (of Triplex foliatus G. Perry, 1810) Perry G. (1810-1811). <i>Arcana: or the Museum of Natural History</i>. pls. 1-48 (= 1810), pls. 49-84 (= 1811), unnumbered text pages. London: James Stratford. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39045115
page(s): signature M7, Pl. 23 [details]
original description (of Triplex rosaria G. Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832
page(s): pl. 6 [details]
original description (of Chicoreus woelflingi T. Cossignani, 2024) Cossignani, T. (2024). <i>Chicoreus woelflingi woelflingi</i> e <i>C. w. lamarcki</i> (Gastropoda: Hypsogastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae) nuova specie e nuova sottospecie dall'Oceano Indiano. <em>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale.</em> 125: 30-35. [details]
basis of record Houart, R. (2025). Rehabilitation of the name <i>Chicoreus (Triplex) rosarius</i> (Perry, 1811) (Gastropoda: Muricidae), recognition of the validity of <i>Chicoreus (Triplex) lamarcki</i> Cossignani, 2024 and comments on related species. <em>Basteria.</em> 89(2): 403-417. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 161 [details]
original description (of Murex argyna Mörch, 1852) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1852-1853). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora</i>, 170 pp. [1852]; <i>Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata</i>, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12921
page(s): 1: 97; note: name attributed by Mörch to Meuschen [details]
original description (of Triplex foliatus G. Perry, 1810) Perry G. (1810-1811). <i>Arcana: or the Museum of Natural History</i>. pls. 1-48 (= 1810), pls. 49-84 (= 1811), unnumbered text pages. London: James Stratford. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39045115
page(s): signature M7, Pl. 23 [details]
original description (of Triplex rosaria G. Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832
page(s): pl. 6 [details]
original description (of Chicoreus woelflingi T. Cossignani, 2024) Cossignani, T. (2024). <i>Chicoreus woelflingi woelflingi</i> e <i>C. w. lamarcki</i> (Gastropoda: Hypsogastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae) nuova specie e nuova sottospecie dall'Oceano Indiano. <em>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale.</em> 125: 30-35. [details]
basis of record Houart, R. (2025). Rehabilitation of the name <i>Chicoreus (Triplex) rosarius</i> (Perry, 1811) (Gastropoda: Muricidae), recognition of the validity of <i>Chicoreus (Triplex) lamarcki</i> Cossignani, 2024 and comments on related species. <em>Basteria.</em> 89(2): 403-417. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Distribution Indian Ocean, from Natal in South Africa, Mozambique, Reunion Island, the Seychelles, Somalia, Sri Lanka and Indonesia, as well as in the Pacific Ocean in New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, the South China Sea and southern Japan. Typical examples of Chicoreus rosarius have also been collected in the Philippines (Houart, 2008: 158, pl. 374 fig. 2) where it may coexist with Chicoreus lamarcki. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | rose-branched murex [from synonym]rose-branch murex [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Rosenzweig-Stachelschnecke [from synonym]Rosenzweigschnecke [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | センジュガイ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Murex palmarosae Lamarck, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Chicoreus (Triplex) palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Conchology (Chicoreus palmarosae FRINGED) (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Conchology (Chicoreus palmarosae GIANT) (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Conchology (Chicoreus palmarosae LARGE) (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Conchology (Chicoreus palmarosae PHILIPPINES SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Conchology (Chicoreus palmarosae PHILIPPINES) (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Conchology (Chicoreus palmarosae SRI LANKA) (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Conchology (Chicoreus palmarosae) (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Malacopics (Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822) India, Tamil Nadu, Gulf of Manar, by diving, c... (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Malacopics (Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822) India, Tamil Nadu, Gulf of Manar, collected 19... (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 877237 Dorsal) (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 877237 Lateral) (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Murex palmarosae Lamarck, 1822)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Chicoreus (Triplex) palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Conchology (Chicoreus palmarosae FRINGED) (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Conchology (Chicoreus palmarosae GIANT) (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Conchology (Chicoreus palmarosae LARGE) (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Conchology (Chicoreus palmarosae PHILIPPINES SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Conchology (Chicoreus palmarosae PHILIPPINES) (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Conchology (Chicoreus palmarosae SRI LANKA) (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Conchology (Chicoreus palmarosae) (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Malacopics (Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822) India, Tamil Nadu, Gulf of Manar, by diving, c... (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To Malacopics (Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822) India, Tamil Nadu, Gulf of Manar, collected 19... (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 877237 Dorsal) (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 877237 Lateral) (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Murex palmarosae Lamarck, 1822)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822))
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally, from synonym
Unreviewed
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