Murex parthenopeus was described by Von Salis in 1793

Travels Through Various Provinces of the Kingdom of Naples in 1789
English edition (London 1795) of German text pag. 462 and figured in
plate 7
The locality was Naples

see:

http://books.google.it/books?id=MWWVJ6wnSTYC&pg=PA512-IA3&hl=it&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=3#v=onepage&q&f=false


Original title:


Salis Marschlins C. U. von, 1793 :
Reisen in verschieden Provinzen den Königreischs Neapel
Zurich and Leipzig, Ziegler
Vol. I: pp. 442 + 10 pl.

Regards
Riccardo

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