Hong Kong Register of Marine Species - Chicoreus torrefactus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)

HKRMS taxon details

Chicoreus torrefactus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)

To Conchology (Chicoreus torrefactus)

AphiaID

208137 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208137)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Chicoreus Montfort, 1810

Original name

Murex torrefactus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841

Environment

marine

Original description

(of ) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). Murex. In: The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells. London, privately published. Parts 58–67, 187–199 [Parts 58-67, figs 1-58 [1834]; 187-199, figs 59-121, catalogue (pp. 1-9) and index to the figure (pp. i-ii) (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11915991
page(s): 199, fig. 120 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Chicoreus torrefactus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841). Accessed through: Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2021) Hong Kong Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208137 on 2026-02-12

Regional species database citation

Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2026). Hong Kong Register of Marine Species. Chicoreus torrefactus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208137 on 2026-02-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1997-02-22 16:55:09Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2010-09-16 02:51:15Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2011-07-10 06:30:38Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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original description (of ) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1841). Murex. In: The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells. London, privately published. Parts 58–67, 187–199 [Parts 58-67, figs 1-58 [1834]; 187-199, figs 59-121, catalogue (pp. 1-9) and index to the figure (pp. i-ii) (1841)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11915991
page(s): 199, fig. 120 [details]

context source (HKRMS) Kei LWK. & Lau SCK. (1994). Baseline information survey of shelter island - a potential marine park. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture and Fisheries Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]

basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

identification resource Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]