Murex aduncospinosus (Sowerby, 1841)

Houart, Roland & Héros, Virginie, 2008, Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga, Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196, pp. 437-480 : 439-440

publication ID	978-2-85653-614-8
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5491317
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scientific name	Murex aduncospinosus (Sowerby, 1841)
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Murex aduncospinosus (Sowerby, 1841) View in CoL

Fig. 1A

Murex ternispina var. aduncospinosus Sowerby, 1841: 1 View in CoL , pl. 188, fig. 68.

Other references:

Murex trapa - Cernorhorsky 1967: 115 (in part), pl. 14, fig. 1 (non Murex trapa Röding, 1798 ).

Murex aduncospinosus - Ponder & Vokes 1988: 34, fig. 81-F.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Fiji. MUSORSTOM 10: stn DW juv; stn CP 47, 17°54’S, 177°14’E, 25 m, 22 lv many juv (Fig. 1A) 1362, 18°12’S, 178°36’E, 80-89 m, 3 lv, 2 dd juv; stn CP 1366, & dd many juv; stn BS 49, 17°45’S, 177°12’E, 23 m, 6 lv; stn 18°12’S, 178°33’E, 149-168 m, 1 dd juv GoogleMaps . — SUVA 2: stn CP CP 80, 17°38’S, 177°20’E, 36 m, 1 lv, 1 dd; stn CP 84, 17°40’S, 23, 18°11’S, 178°34’E, 26 m, 1 lv, 2 dd; stn CP 24, 18°11’S, 177°22’E, 22 m, 1 lv. — SUVA 4: stn BS 29, 18°17’S, 178°05’E, 178°34’E, 26 m, 1 lv; stn BS 34, 18°08’S, 178°25’S, 20 m, 1 lv 35 m, 1 lv juv; stn CP 30, 18°17’S, 178°04’E, 32 m, 2 dd.

DISTRIBUTION. — Central Indo-West Pacific : Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia and Fiji, live in 22-80 m, shells to 168 m.

REMARKS. — Ponder & Vokes (1988: 34) commented on the various forms of M. aduncospinosus and illustrated a beautiful specimen from Fiji (fig. 81F). In the Fiji form, the space between the spiral cords is coloured dark brown. Otherwise the protoconch, teleoconch sculpture and organization of the spines are identical to the typical form, from Indonesia.