Taxonomic Review of the Family Muricidae of Tropical West Africa

von Roland Houart, Bernard Garrigues, Peter Ryall

415 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A total of 120 living species and subspecies of Muricidae from West Africa, its off- and in-shore islands, including the islands of Ascension and St. Helena, are described, commented and illustrated. All of them and their synonyms are listed with mention and illustration of the type material. The type locality for the valid taxa is also mentioned and when wrong or unknown have been corrected or fixed. The distribution range is also mentioned and graphically illustrated by locality maps; a large number of range extensions were discovered. The habitat is given for most of the species. New taxa: Claremontiella saotomensis n. sp., Coralliophila afonsoi n. sp., Coralliophila horroi n. sp., Coralliophila waldoi n. sp., Coralliophila xicoi n. sp., Emozamia simonknechti n. sp., Babelomurex ryalli n. sp., Hexaplex rolani n. sp., Typhinellus gorii n. sp.

• Reihe: Acta Conchyliorum
• Themen: Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften Biologie, Biowissenschaften Zoologie und Tierwissenschaften Wirbellose Weichtiere (Malakologie)
• ISBN: 9783948603724
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.04.2026
• Größe: 29.7 x 21 cm
• Verlag: ConchBooks