Murex pecten

Murex pecten

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muricoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Caenogastropoda
Ordo: Neogastropoda
Superfamilia: Muricoidea

Familia: Muricidae
Subfamilia: Muricinae
Genus: Murex
Species:
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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