Murex pecten

Murex pecten

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muricoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Gastropoda Subclassis: Caenogastropoda Ordo: Neogastropoda Superfamilia: Muricoidea

Familia: Muricidae
Subfamilia: Muricinae
Genus: Murex
Species: Murex pecten
Subspecies: M. p. pecten – M. p. soelae

Name

Murex pecten [Lightfoot], 1786

Synonymy

• Murex (Murex) pecten [Lightfoot], 1786
• Murex tribulus var. pecten [Lightfoot], 1786: 188 (protonym)

References

Primary references

• Lightfoot, J. 1786. A Catalogue of the Portland Museum, lately the property of the Dutchess Dowager of Portland, deceased; which will be sold by auction by Mr. Skinner & Co. [book]. London. viii + 194 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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