Range: 15.5°N to 13.2°N; 61.3°W to 59.6°W Depth: 122 to 174 m Maximum Reported Size: 58 mm
Synonymy
Murex motacilla Gmelin, 1791 Chicoreus motacilla (Gmelin, 1791) Murex briskasi A. H. Verrill, 1953
Details
Murex motacillaGmelin, 1791, p. 3530, [Chemnitz 1788, pl. 163, fig. 1563] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: 'Oceano indico' [Barbados] Range: 15.2°N to 13.2°N; 61.3°W to 59.6°W Depth: 122 to 174 m Maximum Reported Size: 58 mm Distribution: Dominica, Barbados References: E. H. Vokes (1990b) NSEW; Sunderland (1990a) d Combining Genera: Chicoreus
Murex briskasiA. H. Verrill, 1953a, p. 2, text-fig. [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: Dominica, B.W.I. Range: 15.5°N ; 61.3°W Depth: 183 to 137 m Maximum Reported Size: 45 mm Distribution: Dominica References: A. H. Verrill (1953a) DdNSEWM; E. H. Vokes (1990b) s?
Partial List of References
Gmelin, J. F. 1791. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae. Editio decima tertia Systema Naturae, 13th ed., vol. 1(6) 3021-3910. Lipsiae. Verrill, A. H. 1953. A new Murex from the West Indies Conchological Club of Southern California, Minutes 128 2. [Stated date: -- Jun 1953.]
