Range: 25°N to 12°S; 83°W to 39°W Depth: 12 to 213 m Maximum Reported Size: 80 mm
Synonymy
Murex rarispina auct. non Lamarck, 1822 Murex formosus Sowerby II, 1841 Chicoreus formosus (Sowerby II, 1841) Murex antillarum auct. non Hinds, 1844
Details
Murex formosusSowerby II, 1841a, p. 139, [Sowerby II (1841b): pl. 197, fig. 112] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Loay, Ins. Bohol [Sowerby II (1841b) sp. 16 says Persian Gulf; both localies are erroneous] Range: 25°N to 12°S; 83°W to 39°W Depth: 12 to 213 m Maximum Reported Size: 80 mm Distribution: Cuba: Cienfuegos, South Sancti Spiritus, Holguin; Jamaica, Brazil: Maranhao, Rio Grande do Norte, Bahia References: Sowerby II (1841a) M; Sunderland (1990a) D; Fernández Milera (1998) Comments: Houart (1999) states range as Cuba and Jamaica without explanation. Sowerby (1841a) erroneously cited figure 91 instead of 112 of his Conchological Illustrations. Combining Genera: Chicoreus
Murex antillarum auct. non Hinds, 1844, [Not available] Range: 77°W Depth: 12 to 46 m Distribution: Jamaica Comments: Misidentification by Clench & Pérez Farfante (1945).
Murex rarispina auct. non Lamarck, 1822, [Not available] Comments: Misidentification by Lamarck (1822, part); Murex rarispina Lamarck, 1822 is a synonym of the Indo-Pacific M. trapa Röding, 1798 by lectotype designation of Ponder & Vokes (1988).
Partial List of References
Sowerby, G. B., II. 1841. Descriptions of some new species of Murex, principally from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 8 137-147. [Stated date: -- --- 1840; true date: -- Jul 1841.]
