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Murex trunculus Linnaeus, 1758

181531 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:181531)

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  11. Murex trunculus
 unaccepted > superseded combination
Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species
Purpura Röding, 1798
 Trunculariopsis Cossmann, 1921
Murex Linnaeus, 1758

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  1. Subspecies Murex trunculus aculeatus Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
  2. Subspecies Murex trunculus bifidus Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
  3. Subspecies Murex trunculus bucculentus Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
  4. Subspecies Murex trunculus contrarius Dautzenberg, 1914 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  5. Subspecies Murex trunculus crassiaculeatus Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
  6. Subspecies Murex trunculus dupliaculeatus Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
  7. Forma Murex trunculus f. aspirtus De Gregorio, 1885 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  8. Forma Murex trunculus f. gelertus De Gregorio, 1885 † accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  9. Forma Murex trunculus f. sbirsus De Gregorio, 1885 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  10. Subspecies Murex trunculus ibericus Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
  11. Subspecies Murex trunculus isolanus Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
  12. Subspecies Murex trunculus longicaudatus Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
  13. Subspecies Murex trunculus longispinosus Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
  14. Subspecies Murex trunculus luridus Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
  15. Subspecies Murex trunculus messapianus Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
  16. Subspecies Murex trunculus minordepressus Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
  17. Subspecies Murex trunculus multituberculatus Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
  18. Subspecies Murex trunculus multivaricosus Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
  19. Subspecies Murex trunculus orirotundatus Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
  20. Subspecies Murex trunculus pseudopagodulus Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
  21. Variety Murex trunculus var. adusta Monterosato, 1880 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  22. Variety Murex trunculus var. bonanni Monterosato, 1917 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  23. Variety Murex trunculus var. buccinoides Pallary, 1904 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  24. Variety Murex trunculus var. bulo (Coen, 1933) accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  25. Variety Murex trunculus var. curvispina Segre, 1954 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  26. Variety Murex trunculus var. danili Monterosato, 1917 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  27. Variety Murex trunculus var. dilatata Dautzenberg, 1895 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  28. Variety Murex trunculus var. magnifica Monterosato, 1917 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonym)
  29. Variety Murex trunculus var. minor Bellini, 1929 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  30. Variety Murex trunculus var. mixta Bedé, 1903 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  31. Variety Murex trunculus var. multinodosa Sandri & Danilo, 1856 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  32. Variety Murex trunculus var. pagodula Pallary, 1903 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  33. Variety Murex trunculus var. ponderata Monterosato, 1917 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonym)
  34. Variety Murex trunculus var. propeconglobata Bellini, 1902 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  35. Variety Murex trunculus var. pseudorudis Segre, 1954 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  36. Variety Murex trunculus var. pultus De Gregorio, 1885 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  37. Variety Murex trunculus var. purpurifera (Coen, 1933) accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  38. Variety Murex trunculus var. ritisus De Gregorio, 1885 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (infrasubspecific)
  39. Variety Murex trunculus var. roseotincta Dautzenberg, 1895 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  40. Variety Murex trunculus var. spinosa Coen, 1933 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  41. Variety Murex trunculus var. tetragona Stalio, 1933 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  42. Variety Murex trunculus var. turritana Segre, 1952 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  43. Variety Murex trunculus var. zinga De Gregorio, 1885 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  44. Subspecies Murex trunculus varicosus Settepassi, 1970 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 747 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Murex trunculus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181531 on 2026-07-17
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Murex trunculus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=181531 on 2026-07-17
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2005-09-22 13:15:50Z
created
Claus, Simon
2009-06-20 15:40:54Z
changed
Houart, Roland
2009-06-27 11:13:43Z
changed
Houart, Roland
2026-06-07 04:47:04Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 747 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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