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Neptunea despecta
Taxonomy
Murex despectus was named by Linnaeus (1758) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.
It was recombined as Trophon antiquus despectus by Wood (1882); it was recombined as Neptunea despecta by Richards (1962) and Hendy et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Trophon antiquus despectus by Wood (1882); it was recombined as Neptunea despecta by Richards (1962) and Hendy et al. (2008).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1758 | Murex despectus Linnaeus p. 754 |
1882 | Trophon antiquus despectus Wood p. 2 |
1962 | Neptunea despecta Richards |
2008 | Neptunea despecta Hendy et al. |
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Neptunea despecta Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available