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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Muricinae

Vokesimurex messorius (Sowerby II, 1841)


Range: 23°N to 18.5°S; 88.5°W to 40°W
Depth: 0 to 90 m (live 0.3 to 57 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 91  mm

Synonymy

Aranea fasciata G. Perry, 1811
Murex recurvirostris auct. non Broderip, 1833
Haustellum messorius (Sowerby II, 1841) 
Murex messorius Sowerby II, 1841
Murex nigrescens Sowerby II, 1841
Murex funiculatus Reeve, 1845
Murex domingensis auct. non Sowerby, 1850
Murex sutilis White, 1887
Murex woodringi Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945
Murex gustaviensis Usticke, 1969
Murex garciai Petuch, 1987
Haustellum garciai (Petuch, 1987) 
Murex samui Petuch, 1987

Details


Murex messorius Sowerby II, 1841a, p. 137-138, [Sowerby II (1841b): pl. 194, fig. 93]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Unknown
Range: 23°N to 18.5°S; 84°W to 40°W
Depth: 0.3 to 90 m (live 0.3 to 57 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 70 mm
Distribution: Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela: Gulf of Venezuela; Guadeloupe, St. Lucia, Guyana, Surinam, Brazil: Amapa, Espirito Santo
References: Bullis (1964) L{SE}; E. H. Vokes (1990b) N; Sunderland (1990a) W; Díaz & Puyana (1994) M; Petuch (1994) c; Rios (1994) DSE
Combining Genera:  Haustellum

Murex domingensis auct. non Sowerby, 1850, 
[Not available]
References: E. H. Vokes (1989) s
Comments: Misidentification by E. H. Vokes (1963).

Aranea fasciata G. Perry, 1811a,  pl. 46, fig. 1
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
References: E. H. Vokes (1971) s
Comments: Has priority if the synonymy is correct, but precedence might be reversed if the conditions of ICZN Article 23.9 apply. Considered a nomen dubium by Petit (2003).

Murex funiculatus Reeve, 1845c,  pl. 19, fig. 74
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Unknown
References: E. H. Vokes (1990b) s
Comments: Non Schlotheim, 1820 nec Defrance, 1827.

Murex garciai Petuch, 1987, p. 66, pl. 11, figs. 9-10
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Off northern coast of Roatan Island, Bay Islands, Honduras
Range: 16°N to 14°N; 86°W to 83.3°W
Depth: 35 to 61 m
Maximum Reported Size: 62 mm
Distribution: Honduras: Roatan Island; Nicaragua
References: E. H. Vokes (1990b) s; Sunderland (1990a) DSEM; Petuch (1994) v; Petuch (1998a) SE
Combining Genera:  Haustellum

Murex messorius var. gustaviensis Usticke, 1969, p. 15, pl. 3, fig. 649
[Synonym]
Type Locality: St. Barts (Gustavia Harbor, 20-25 ft.)
Range: 18°N ; 63°W
Depth: 6 to 8 m
Maximum Reported Size: 55 mm
Distribution: St. Barthelemy/St. Bartholomew
References: Usticke (1969) DdNSEWM; E. H. Vokes (1990b) s; Boyko & Cordeiro (2001a) T
Comments: Also treated as a species and a subspecies by Usticke, therefore available under ICZN Article 45.6.1; see Boyko & Cordeiro (2001a).

Murex nigrescens Sowerby II, 1841a, p. 138, [Sowerby II (1841b): pl. 198, fig. 113]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Xipixapi [Colombia], 11 fathoms
Range: 11°N ; 74°W
Depth: 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 50 mm
Distribution: Colombia
References: Sowerby II (1841a) M; Dautzenberg (1900) DdNSEW; E. H. Vokes (1990b) s
Comments: Sowerby II (1841a) erroneously cited fig. 98 instead of 113 of his Conchological Illustrations.

Murex recurvirostris auct. non Broderip, 1833, 
[Not available]
Range: 11.4°N to 11.2°N; 63.9°W to 63.5°W
Depth: 24 to 38 m
Maximum Reported Size: 75 mm
Distribution: Venezuela: Isla Margarita
References: E. H. Vokes (1989) s; Macsotay & Campos (2001) DdNSEWM
Comments: Misidentification by Gabb (1873).

Murex samui Petuch, 1987, p. 67, pl. 11, figs. 7-8
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Off Monkey River, Belize
Range: 16°N to 9.5°N; 88.5°W to 79.6°W
Depth: 3 to 40 m
Maximum Reported Size: 91 mm
Distribution: Belize, Panama
References: E. H. Vokes (1990b) s; Petuch (1994) v; Sunderland, Sunderland & Riccio (2003) DSEM

Murex sutilis White, 1887, 
[Synonym]
References: E. H. Vokes (1990b) s

Murex (Murex) woodringi Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945, p. 9-10, pl. 4, figs. 1-3
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Jamaica
Range: 18°N to 9.3°N; 82.4°W to 67°W
Depth: 0.3 to 6 m (live 0.3 to 6 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 72 mm
Distribution: Panama, Jamaica, Puerto Rico
References: Olsson & McGinty (1958) SW; Warmke & Abbott (1961) DLNE; E. H. Vokes (1990b) s; Petuch (1994) v


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.]
Perry, G. 1811. Conchology  iv + 5 pp., 61 pls. William Miller: London.
Petuch, E. J. 1987. New Caribbean molluscan faunas  [v] + 154 + A1-A4, 29 pls. Coastal Education & Research Foundation: Charlottesville, Virginia. [True date: 08 Jul 1987.]
Reeve, L. 1845. Monograph of the genus Murex Conchologia Iconica 3 pls. 1-34
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.]
Usticke, G. W. Nowell. 1969. A Supplementary Listing of New Shells, to be Added to the Check List of the Marine Shells of St. Croix  32 pp., 6 pls. Author: St. Croix. [Stated date: -- Feb 1969.]

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