Spinidrupa euracantha (A. Adams, 1853 )

Houart, Roland & Héros, Virginie, 2008, Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga, Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196, pp. 437-480 : 463

publication ID	978-2-85653-614-8
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5491374
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scientific name	Spinidrupa euracantha (A. Adams, 1853 )
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Spinidrupa euracantha (A. Adams, 1853) View in CoL

Murex euracanthus A. Adams, 1853: 268 View in CoL .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Fiji. MUSORSTOM 10: stn CP 1364, 18°12’S, 178°35’E, 80-86 m, 1 lv GoogleMaps . — SUVA 2: stn DW 74, 17°49’S, 177°12’E, 38 m, 1 lv. — SUVA 4: stn DW 03, 18°12’S, 178°34’E, 25-32 m, 1 dd; stn DW 08, 18°22’S, 178°02’E, 28-30 m, 1 lv.

DISTRIBUTION. — Indo-West Pacific.

REMARKS. — The genus Spinidrupa was transfered from the Rapaninae to the Ergalataxinae by Houart (1995c) based on shell and radular morphology. Spinidrupa euracantha has broad varical spines of variable length. Short-spined specimens are usually called S. iostoma (A. Adams, 1853) , in error because the syntype (BMNH 196572) from the Philippines also has the typical long spines of S. euracantha . Also, the name Murex iostomus A. Adams, 1853 is invalid as it is a junior primary homonym of M. iostoma Sowerby, 1834 .