Range: 12°N to 4.08°N; 74°W to 50.45°W Depth: 18 to 91 m (live 31 to 62 m) Maximum Reported Size: 62 mm
Synonymy
Murex recurvirostris auct. non Broderip, 1833 Murex cabritii auct. non Bernardi, 1859 Murex donmoorei Bullis, 1964 Haustellum donmoorei (Bullis, 1964) Murex olssoni auct. non E. H. Vokes, 1967
Details
Murex (Murex) donmooreiBullis, 1964, p. 101, figs. 1-2 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Oregon sta. 2254, 45 miles north of St. Andrews Point, British Guiana, 7°07'N, 57°08'W, 20-22 fathoms Range: 12°N to 4.08°N; 74°W to 50.45°W Depth: 18 to 91 m (live 31 to 62 m) Maximum Reported Size: 62 mm Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela: Gulf of Venezuela, Falcon, Carabobo, Miranda, Isla Margarita; Guyana, French Guiana, Surinam, Brazil: Amapa References: Bullis (1964) DLlSE; Bayer (1971) dN; Sunderland (1990a) M; Díaz & Puyana (1994) W; Petuch (1994) c Combining Genera: Haustellum
Murex cabritii auct. non Bernardi, 1859, [Not available] Range: 11.5°N to 11°N; 64.2°W to 63.3°W Depth: 24 to 60 m Maximum Reported Size: 60 mm References: Macsotay & Campos (2001) DdNSEWM Comments: Misidentification by Macsotay & Campos (2001), who erroneously synonymize donmoorei with cabritii.
Murex olssoni auct. non E. H. Vokes, 1967, [Not available] References: E. H. Vokes (1990b) s Comments: Misidentification by Vokes (1967, pl. 3, fig. 3 only).
Murex recurvirostris auct. non Broderip, 1833, [Not available] References: E. H. Vokes (1990b) s Comments: Misidentification by Rutsch (1934), Weisbord (1962).
Partial List of References
Bullis, H. R., Jr. 1964. Muricidae (Gastropoda) from the northeast coast of South America, with descriptions of four new species Tulane Studies in Zoology 11 99-107. [Stated date: 24 Mar 1964; true date: pre Apr 1.]
