Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Murex salebrosus P. P. King, 1832, Vitularia extensa M. Smith, 1947, Vitularia salebrosa extensa M. Smith, 1947 (Horton et al., 2021).; K.L. Kaiser collection, from Isla San Salvador (Feb. 1988), fide Kaiser (1997)

Origin: Native

Distribution: From Cedros islands, Baja California, la paz and Guaymas, Gorgona island, Colombia and Ecuador (Galapagos islands)

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