Murex neritoides Linnaeus, 1767 is in part a synonym of Drupa morum morum
Roeding, 1798: see Emerson & Cernohorsky, 1973. Indo-Pacific Mollusca, 3
(13): 16.
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Henk K. Mienis
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> Is there anyone who knows what is Murex neritoideus Linnaeus 1767: 1219 ?
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> It is a senior homonym of Murex neritoideus Gmelin 1791:3559, that is =
> Purpura neritoidea Lamarck, type species of Coralliophila.
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