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Murex lignarius Linnaeus, 1758

448942 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:448942)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Gastropoda
  5. Caenogastropoda
  6. Neogastropoda
  7. Muricoidea
  8. Muricidae
  9. Muricinae
  10. Murex
  11. Murex lignarius
 unaccepted > superseded combination (the unjustified emendation lignarius is in prevailing usage and is deemed to be justified (ICZN art. 33.2.3.1))
Tarantinaea lignarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species
Tarantinaea Monterosato, 1917
Murex Linnaeus, 1758
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of ) 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): 755, nr. 492 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Murex lignarius 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=448942 on 2026-08-22
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Murex lignarius Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=448942 on 2026-08-22
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2010-01-26 11:46:32Z
created
Tran, Bastien
2012-08-21 16:36:41Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2025-09-01 02:58:10Z
changed
Rosenberg, Gary
2026-08-22 15:11:48Z
changed
Dekker, Henk

original description (of ) 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): 755, nr. 492 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1224, nr. 566 [details] 
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