Murex granulosus Brocchi, 1814

Murex granulosus Brocchi, 1814: 449, pl. 9, fig. 18.

Cerithium granulosum (Brocchi, 1814) in Scacchi 1857: 13.

Type locality. Not defined, but the material cited by Brocchi came from fossil outcrops in Tuscany, Italy (San Giusto near Volterra), and from recent assemblages in Morocco, the Mediterranean Sea, including the Adriatic Sea.

Type material. Type material not located so far.

Distribution. Italy (Brocchi 1814; Scacchi 1857), Mediterranean Sea (Brocchi 1814), Morocco (Brocchi 1814).

Geological age. Pliocene (Brocchi 1814).

Remarks. This name was introduced for a variety of Trochus perversus Linnaeus, 1758 . Brocchi (1814) reported fossil specimens from San Giusto near Volterra, Italy, and recent ones from Morocco and the Mediterranean Sea based on previous authors. Tryon (1887) considered this species to be a junior synonym of Trochus perversus Linnaeus, 1758 . Bouchet & Guillemot (1978) supported this opinion.