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Murex margaritensis Abbott, 1958

AphiaID

404341 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:404341)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (original combination)

Accepted name

Phyllonotus margaritensis (Abbott, 1958)

Rank

Species

Parent

Murex Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Murex margaritensis Abbott, 1958

Environment

marine

Original description

Abbott, R. T. (1958). The marine mollusks of Grand Cayman Island, British West Indies. <em>Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Monograph.</em> 11: 1–138, 5 pls.
page(s): 61, pl. 1 figs n, o [details] Available for editors

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Type data

Type locality contained in Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone

type locality contained in Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Murex margaritensis Abbott, 1958. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404341 on 2026-09-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-06-19 15:21:58Z

created

Houart, Roland

2009-06-19 18:09:37Z

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Houart, Roland

2009-06-26 17:56:32Z

changed

Houart, Roland

2011-04-09 21:33:50Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description Abbott, R. T. (1958). The marine mollusks of Grand Cayman Island, British West Indies. <em>Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Monograph.</em> 11: 1–138, 5 pls.
page(s): 61, pl. 1 figs n, o [details] Available for editors

[request]

Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Remark P. margaritensis is perhaps a synonym of P. globosus. [details]

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