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Ergalatax heptagonalis (Reeve, 1846)

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To Conchology (Ergalatax heptagonalis)

408059  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:408059)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Neogastropoda (Order)
  7. Muricoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Muricidae (Family)
  9. Ergalataxinae (Subfamily)
  10. Ergalatax (Genus)
  11. Ergalatax heptagonalis (Species)
accepted
Species
marine
(of Ricinula heptagonalis 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. 3, species no. 17 [details] 
Type locality contained in Panama  
type locality contained in Panama [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Ergalatax heptagonalis (Reeve, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408059 on 2026-06-14
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Houart, Roland

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Nomenclature

original description (of Ricinula heptagonalis 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. 3, species no. 17 [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.
page(s): 223 [details] 

Other

additional source Houart, R. (1996). On the identity of <i>Morula martensi</i> Dall, 1923 and description of a new species of <i>Ergalatax</i> from the Red Sea (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Ergalataxinae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 110(1): 12-16, figs. 1-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274334
page(s): fig. 11 [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Urosalpinx heptagonalis (Reeve, 1846))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) 
To Conchology (Ergalatax heptagonalis) 
To Malacopics (Ergalatax heptagonalis (Reeve, 1846) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban Bay, on ro... 
To Malacopics (Ergalatax heptagonalis (Reeve,1846) Mauritius, Riviére du Rempart, Grande Baie) 
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