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Murex diaphanus Gmelin, 1791

AphiaID

404313 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:404313)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted name

Hexaplex cichoreum (Gmelin, 1791)

Rank

Species

Parent

Murex Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Murex diaphanus Gmelin, 1791

Environment

marine

Original description

Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Murex diaphanus Gmelin, 1791. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404313 on 2026-07-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-06-19 15:21:58Z

created

Houart, Roland

2009-06-24 11:44:15Z

changed

Houart, Roland

2022-06-25 20:25:55Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

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Nomenclature

original description Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Houart, R. (2023). A spectacular new species of <i>Hexaplex</i> Perry, 1811 (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae) from the Philippine Islands. <em>Novapex.</em> 24(2): 91-98.
page(s): 92 [details]

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