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Four new species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia
Houart, R. (2015). Four new species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. The Nautilus 129(4): 143-155
In: The Nautilus. Bailey Matthews Shell Museum: Silver Spring. ISSN 0028-1344, more
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Keywords
    Indonesia
    New Caledonia
    Papua New Guinea
    Taxa > Species > New taxa > New species
    Chicoreus Montfort, 1810 [WoRMS]; Dermomurex Monterosato, 1890 [WoRMS]; Muricoidea Rafinesque, 1815 [WoRMS]; Timbellus De Gregorio, 1885 [WoRMS]
    Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [Marine Regions]; New Caledonia [Marine Regions]; Papua New Guinea [Marine Regions]
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    Muricoidea; Chicoreus; Timbellus; Dermomurex

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Abstract
    Four new species of Muricidae are described from New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia and compared with related species. One Timbellus species was collected in New Caledonia. Two other species are described from Papua New Guinea, respectively in Chicopinnatus and Dermomurex. The fourth species, also belonging in Chicopinnatus, originates from Indonesia.

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