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Polyplex G. Perry, 1810

399002  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:399002)

 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
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  1. Species Polyplex purpurascens Perry, 1811 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Perry G. (1810-1811). <i>Arcana: or the Museum of Natural History</i>. pls. 1-48 (= 1810), pls. 49-84 (= 1811), unnumbered text pages. London: James Stratford. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39045115
page(s): sign. M7 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Polyplex G. Perry, 1810. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=399002 on 2026-06-20
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Polyplex G. Perry, 1810. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=399002 on 2026-06-20
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2009-06-13 12:23:21Z
created
Houart, Roland
2012-03-03 07:25:30Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2021-06-12 14:58:32Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2023-09-05 13:57:23Z
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Auffenberg, Kurt
2024-01-02 21:17:42Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2024-01-05 16:43:33Z
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Auffenberg, Kurt

original description Perry G. (1810-1811). <i>Arcana: or the Museum of Natural History</i>. pls. 1-48 (= 1810), pls. 49-84 (= 1811), unnumbered text pages. London: James Stratford. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39045115
page(s): sign. M7 [details] 

additional source Petit, R.E. (2003) George Perry's molluscan taxa and notes on the editions of his Conchology of 1811. Zootaxa, 377, 1–72., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2003f/zt00377.pdf
page(s): 22 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Baily, J. L., Jr. (1960). The type of <i>Polyplex</i> Perry. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 74(1): 28-31., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523901 [details] 

subsequent type designation ICZN. (1970). Opinion 911. Six misidentified type-species in the superfamily Muricacea (Gastropoda). <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 27(1-6): 20-26., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12224211 [details]