WoRMS name details
Murex melonulus Lamarck, 1822
404622 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:404622)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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 [details]
Type locality contained in Sao Tome and Principe Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Sao Tome and Principe Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Murex melonulus Lamarck, 1822. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404622 on 2026-06-05
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Nomenclature
original description
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 [details]
Other
subsequent type designation
Houart, R., Garrigues, B. & Ryall, P. (2026). Taxonomic review of the family Muricidae (Gastropoda: Muricoidea) of tropical West Africa. <em>Acta Conchyliorum.</em> 25: 1-415.
page(s): 94; note: lectotype selection [details]
page(s): 94; note: lectotype selection [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
