Description
Fifty-eight muricid species were collected during recent expeditions to Fiji, including 3 new species. A review of the literature added another 37 species reliably recorded from the archipelago, bringing the total muricid fauna of Fiji to 95 species. Twenty-five species, including 14 shared with Fiji, are reported from Tonga. Bouchetia n. gen. is described for Poirieria (Paziella) vaubanensis Houart, 1986, originally described from New Caledonia and now recorded from Fiji. Conchatalos spinula n. sp. and Prototyphis gracilis n. sp. are described from Fiji; Murexsul merlei n. sp. is described from Fiji and Tonga. Attiliosa caledonica (Jousseaume, 1881), formerly treated as a synonym or subspecies of Attiliosa nodulifera (Sowerby, 1841), is recognized as a valid species, as both species co-occur in Fiji without intermediates. Pascula ambonensis Houart, 1996, Tritonidea lefevreiana Tapparone Canefri, 1880 and Pentadactylus paucimaculatus Sowerby, 1903 are reclassified in Cytharomorula Kuroda, 1953.
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 277 records.
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Southwestern Pacific OBIS (2014). Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga. Southwestern Pacific OBIS, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Wellington, New Zealand, 277 records, Online http://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource.do?r=muricidae_fiji_tonga released on June 10, 2014.
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Keywords
Occurrence; Observation
Contacts
- Originator ●
- Point Of Contact
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Geographic Coverage
Fiji and Tonga
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-23.383, -173.9], North East [-16.092, 177.2] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Gastropods from the family Muricidae
| Family | Muricidae |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 1998-01-01 / 2000-12-31 |
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Sampling Methods
Samples were collected using otter trawls, beam trawls, and Warén dredges
| Study Extent | The present report focusses on the island groups of Fiji and Tonga, which were specifically explored in 1998-2000 during the MUSORSTOM 10 and BORDAU 1 cruises to Fiji and BORDAU 2 cruise to Tonga, with the adjunction of scattered samples taken during an ecological survey of southern Viti Levu (SUVA 2 and SUVA 4 cruises). |
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| Quality Control | Taxanomic names were checked for correctness and postions were checked for validity by GIS |
Method step description:
- Taxanomic names were checked against the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Station positions where taken from Hourart & Heros (2008) for the voyage station lists from the IRD website.
Bibliographic Citations
- Houart, R. & Héros, V. 2008. — Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga, in Héros, V., Cowie, R. H. & Bouchet, P. (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle 196: 437-480. Paris ISBN: 978-2-85653-614-8. Houart & Héros (2008)
Additional Metadata
marine, harvested by iOBIS
| Alternative Identifiers | https://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource?r=muricidae_fiji_tonga |
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