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Latiaxis elegans Angas, 1878

749051 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:749051)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Gastropoda
  5. Caenogastropoda
  6. Neogastropoda
  7. Muricoidea
  8. Muricidae
  9. Coralliophilinae
  10. Latiaxis
  11. Latiaxis elegans
 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Babelomurex cariniferus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)
Species
Latiaxis Swainson, 1840
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Angas, G. F. (1878). Description of a new species of <i>Latiaxis</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> [1878] 74: 5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28511274
page(s): 74; pl. 5 fig. 1-2 [details] 
Note no locality given  
Type locality no locality given [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Latiaxis elegans Angas, 1878. 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=749051 on 2026-07-12
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Latiaxis elegans Angas, 1878. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=749051 on 2026-07-12
Date
action
by
2014-01-30 12:11:24Z
created
Gofas, Serge
2021-09-05 00:05:55Z
changed
Köhler, Frank
2026-06-04 16:53:33Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe

original description Angas, G. F. (1878). Description of a new species of <i>Latiaxis</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> [1878] 74: 5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28511274
page(s): 74; pl. 5 fig. 1-2 [details] 

source of synonymy Houart, R., Garrigues, B. & Ryall, P. (2026). Taxonomic review of the family Muricidae (Gastropoda: Muricoidea) of tropical West Africa. <em>Acta Conchyliorum.</em> 25: 1-415.
page(s): 72 [details] 
From editor or global species database
Type locality no locality given [details]
To PESI