Pele's murex
Homalocantha anatomica (G. Perry, 1811)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Homalocantha anatomica (G. Perry, 1811)
- Name authority
- (G. Perry, 1811)
- Common name
- Pele's murex
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Neogastropoda
- Family
- Muricidae
- Genus
- Homalocantha
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
- subclassCaenogastropoda L. R. Cox, 1960
- orderNeogastropoda Wenz, 1938
- superfamilyMuricoidea Rafinesque, 1815
- familyMuricidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusHomalocantha Mörch, 1852
- speciesHomalocantha anatomica (G. Perry, 1811)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Homalocantha. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Homalocantha anomaliae Kosuge, 1979 | MuricidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Homalocantha digitata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) | MuricidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Homalocantha nivea Granpoder & Garrigues, 2014 | MuricidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Homalocantha pisori D'Attilio & Kosuge, 1989 | MuricidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Homalocantha secunda (Lamarck, 1822) | MuricidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Homalocantha vicdani D'Attilio & Kosuge, 1989 | MuricidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hexaplex anatomica G. Perry, 1811 G. Perry, 1811 | synonym |
| Homalocantha elatensis Heiman & Mienis, 2009 Heiman & Mienis, 2009 | synonym |
| Homalocantha fauroti Jousseaume, 1888 Jousseaume, 1888 | synonym |
| Homalocantha anatomica elatensis Heiman & Mienis, 2009 Heiman & Mienis, 2009 | synonym |
| Murex rota Mawe, 1823 Mawe, 1823 | synonym |
| Homalocantha rota (Mawe, 1823) (Mawe, 1823) | synonym |
| Murex (Homalocantha) anatomica (G. Perry, 1811) (G. Perry, 1811) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217162 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3MCX6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.