Murex Snails (3)

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Shells of four sea snails in the family Muricidae, classified by the author in the genus Monoceros

Shells of four murex snails.

Artist

Name:: Sowerby, George Brettingham I
Dates:: 1788-1854
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Etching
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Smithsonian Libraries, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The conchological illustrations
Author:: Sowerby, George Brettingham II
Publisher:: London: 1832
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Description:

Plate showing the shells of four species of sea snails in the family Muricidae, classified by the author in the genus Monoceros. The name assigned by the author is given first, followed by the current accepted name in parentheses:

8. Monoceros globulus (Acanthina unicornis)
9. Monoceros tuberculatum (Neorapana tuberculata)
10. Monoceros acuminatum (Acanthina monodon)
11. Monoceros cymatum (Mexacanthina lugubris)

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