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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Muricopsinae

Murexiella hilli Petuch, 1987


Range: 12.6°N ; 70.05°W
Depth: 0 to 1 m
Maximum Reported Size: 35.4  mm

Synonymy

Murexiella macgintyi auct. non M. Smith, 1938
Murexiella hilli Petuch, 1987

Details


Murexiella hilli Petuch, 1987, p. 99-100, pl. 17, figs. 6-7
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Malmok, Aruba Is., Netherlands Antilles
Range: 12.6°N ; 70.05°W
Depth: 0 to 1 m
Maximum Reported Size: 35.4 mm
Distribution: ABC Islands: Aruba
References: Petuch (1987) NSEW; E. H. Vokes (1994) DM

Murexiella fasciatus sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Misspelling and misidentification by Sunderland & Sunderland (1992) of Murexiella facetus, which is known only as a fossil.

Murexiella macgintyi auct. non M. Smith, 1938, 
[Not available]
References: E. H. Vokes (1994) s
Comments: Misidentification by Kaicher (1973: 110); Abbott & Dance (1982).


Partial List of References

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.]

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