WoRMS name details
Muricidea ostrearum (Conrad, 1846)
817377 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:817377)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Muricidea Swainson, 1840 accepted as Trophon Montfort, 1810
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Murex ostrearum Conrad, 1846) Conrad, T. A. (1846). Descriptions of new species of fossil and Recent shells and corals. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(1): 19-27, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1659288
page(s): 25 [details]
page(s): 25 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Muricidea ostrearum (Conrad, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=817377 on 2026-06-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex ostrearum Conrad, 1846) Conrad, T. A. (1846). Descriptions of new species of fossil and Recent shells and corals. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(1): 19-27, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1659288
page(s): 25 [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G. (2009). Malacolog 4.1.1. A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca., available online at http://www.malacolog.org/ [details]
page(s): 25 [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G. (2009). Malacolog 4.1.1. A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca., available online at http://www.malacolog.org/ [details]
Other
additional source
Bales, B. R. (1942). Albinos of <i>Muricidea ostrearum</i> Conrad. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 56(1): 35-36., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520136 [details]
