Range: 35°N to 20°N; 97°W to 80°W Depth: 0 to 79 m (live 0 to 44 m) Maximum Reported Size: 185 mm
Synonymy
Hexaplex punctuata G. Perry, 1811 Murex fulvescens Sowerby II, 1834 Muricanthus fulvescens (Sowerby II, 1834) Murex spinocosta Kiener, 1842 Murex pudicus auct. non Reeve, 1845 Murex burryi Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945
Details
Murex fulvescensSowerby II, 1834d, pl. 62, fig. 30 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Not stated Range: 35°N to 20°N; 97°W to 80°W Depth: 0 to 79 m (live 0 to 44 m) Maximum Reported Size: 185 mm Distribution: USA: North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico: Campeche State References: Porter (1974) dl Combining Genera: Muricanthus
Murex (Poirieria) burryiClench & Pérez Farfante, 1945, p. 47, pl. 24, figs. 1-3 [Synonym] Type Locality: Off Fort Walton, Florida Range: 30.4°N ; 86.6°W Depth: 35 to 24 m Maximum Reported Size: 26.5 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida References: Clench & Pérez Farfante (1945) DdNSEWM
Murex pudicus auct. non Reeve, 1845, [Not available] References: E. H. Vokes (1990b) s Comments: Misidentification.
Hexaplex punctuataG. Perry, 1811a, pl. 8, fig. 5 [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: Unknown References: E. H. Vokes (1971) s Comments: Has priority if the synonymy is correct, but precedence might be reversed if conditions of ICZN Article 23.9 apply. Considered a nomen dubium by Petit (2003).
Murex spinacosta sic, [Not available] Comments: Error for spinocosta by Kurtz (1860).
Murex spinicosta sic, [Not available] Maximum Reported Size: 150 mm Distribution: USA: South Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida References: Kiener (1843); Calkins (1878) SW; C. W. Johnson (1890) N; Clench & Pérez Farfante (1945) s Comments: Error for spinocosta by Kiener (1843).
Murex spinicostatus sic, [Not available] Comments: Error for spinocosta by Reeve (1845c).
Murex spinocostaKiener, 1842a, p. [Kiener 1843, pp. 49-50], pl. 41, fig. 1 [Synonym] Attributed to: Valenciennes MS Type Locality: Mers de la Caroline Sud Range: 29.9°N to 25°N; 81.3°W Distribution: USA: South Carolina Comments: Spelled 'spinocosta' on plate in 1842; 'spinicosta' in text in 1843; non Murex spinicosta Bronn, 1828.
Partial List of References
Clench, W. J. and I. Pérez Farfante. 1945. The genus Murex in the Western Atlantic Johnsonia 1(17) 1-58. [Stated date: 29 May 1945.] Kiener, L. C. 1842. Genre Rocher. (Murex, Lin.) Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes 7 47 pls. Perry, G. 1811. Conchology iv + 5 pp., 61 pls. William Miller: London. Sowerby, G. B., II. 1834. Murex Conchological Illustrations pls. 62-63 [True date: 30 Jun 1834.]