WoRMS taxon details
Phyllonotus mexicanus (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852)
881309 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:881309)
accepted
Species
Murex mexicanus Petit de la Saussaye, 1852 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Murex mexicanus Petit de la Saussaye, 1852) Petit de la Saussaye, [S. A. A.]. (1852). Description de coquilles nouvelles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 3: 51-59, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15856562
page(s): 51-52, pl. 2 fig. 9 [details]
page(s): 51-52, pl. 2 fig. 9 [details]
Type locality contained in Gulf of Mexico
type locality contained in Gulf of Mexico [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Phyllonotus mexicanus (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881309 on 2026-09-18
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex mexicanus Petit de la Saussaye, 1852) Petit de la Saussaye, [S. A. A.]. (1852). Description de coquilles nouvelles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 3: 51-59, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15856562
page(s): 51-52, pl. 2 fig. 9 [details]
basis of record Garrigues B. & Lamy D. (2016). Description de trois nouvelles espèces de Muricidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) collectées durant l'expédition du MNHN en Guyane Française et réhabilitation de <i>Murex mexicanus</i> Petit de la Saussaye, 1852. <em>Xenophora Taxonomy.</em> 12: 30-43. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 51-52, pl. 2 fig. 9 [details]
basis of record Garrigues B. & Lamy D. (2016). Description de trois nouvelles espèces de Muricidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) collectées durant l'expédition du MNHN en Guyane Française et réhabilitation de <i>Murex mexicanus</i> Petit de la Saussaye, 1852. <em>Xenophora Taxonomy.</em> 12: 30-43. [details] Available for editors
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additional source
García, E. F. (2023). Species of Muricidae (Gastropoda: Muricoidea) dredged in the Gulf of Mexico by the R/V <i>Pelican</i>, and the synonymy of two well-known names. <em>Novapex.</em> 24(1): 21-32.
page(s): 28, fig. 31 [details]
additional source Houart, R.; Garrigues, B.; Lamy, D. (2026). Review, descriptions and iconography of the living species of <i>Phyllonotus</i> (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae) from the Caribbean Sea and the western Atlantic Ocean with comments on the shell diversity and variability, followed by the description of nine new species. <em>Novapex.</em> 27(HS16): 1-69.
page(s): 26, figs 23, 24A-J [details]
page(s): 28, fig. 31 [details]
additional source Houart, R.; Garrigues, B.; Lamy, D. (2026). Review, descriptions and iconography of the living species of <i>Phyllonotus</i> (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae) from the Caribbean Sea and the western Atlantic Ocean with comments on the shell diversity and variability, followed by the description of nine new species. <em>Novapex.</em> 27(HS16): 1-69.
page(s): 26, figs 23, 24A-J [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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