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Murex (Murex) Linnaeus, 1758

395169  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:395169)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Neogastropoda (Order)
  7. Muricoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Muricidae (Family)
  9. Muricinae (Subfamily)
  10. Murex (Genus)
  11. Murex (Murex) (Subgenus)
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Subgenus
Murex (Tubicauda) Jousseaume, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Murex (Murex) aguayoi Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945 accepted as Siratus aguayoi (Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  2. Species Murex (Murex) bantamensis K. Martin, 1895 † accepted as Vokesimurex multiplicatus bantamensis (K. Martin, 1895) †
  3. Species Murex (Murex) donmoorei H. R. Bullis, 1964 accepted as Vokesimurex donmoorei (H. R. Bullis, 1964) (original combination)
  4. Species Murex (Murex) embryoliratus P. J. Fischer, 1921 † accepted as Vokesimurex multiplicatus multiplicatus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1895) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  5. Species Murex (Murex) finlayi Clench, 1955 accepted as Siratus articulatus (Reeve, 1845) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  6. Species Murex (Murex) gardnerae E. H. Vokes, 1963 † accepted as Siratus juliagardnerae (E. H. Vokes, 1970) † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: secondary junior homonym of Alectrion gardnerae Dall, 1915; Chicoreus juliagardnerae is a replacement name.)
  7. Species Murex (Murex) guppyi Ladd, 1977 † accepted as Murex guppyi Ladd, 1977 †
  8. Species Murex (Murex) lebacanus K. Martin, 1895 † accepted as Murex occa G. B. Sowerby II, 1834
  9. Species Murex (Murex) nasogoensis Ladd, 1977 † accepted as Vokesimurex nasogoensis (Ladd, 1977) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  10. Species Murex (Murex) nasongoensis Ladd, 1977 † accepted as Murex nasongoensis Ladd, 1977 † accepted as Vokesimurex nasongoensis (Ladd, 1977) †
  11. Species Murex (Murex) nicholsi J. A. Gardner, 1947 † accepted as Siratus nicholsi (J. A. Gardner, 1947) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  12. Species Murex (Murex) olssoni E. H. Vokes, 1967 accepted as Vokesimurex olssoni (E. H. Vokes, 1967) (original combination)
  13. Species Murex (Murex) partschi M. Hörnes, 1853 † accepted as Bolinus partschi (M. Hörnes, 1853) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  14. Species Murex (Murex) recurvirostris Broderip, 1833 accepted as Vokesimurex recurvirostris (Broderip, 1833)
  15. Species Murex (Murex) spinicosta Bronn, 1831 † accepted as Murex spinicosta Bronn, 1831 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  16. Species Murex (Murex) thompsoni H. R. Bullis, 1964 accepted as Siratus thompsoni (H. R. Bullis, 1964) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  17. Species Murex (Murex) tricoronis S. S. Berry, 1960 accepted as Vokesimurex tricoronis (S. S. Berry, 1960)
  18. Species Murex (Murex) tunghaiensis Shikama & Oishi, 1977 accepted as Vokesimurex malabaricus (E. A. Smith, 1894)
  19. Species Murex (Murex) verbeeki K. Martin, 1895 † accepted as Murex (Murex) troscheli verbeeki K. Martin, 1895 † represented as Murex troscheli verbeeki K. Martin, 1895 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  20. Species Murex (Murex) yumurinus Sarasúa & Espinosa, 1978 accepted as Siratus ciboney (Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945) (synonym)
  21. Species Murex (Murex) acanthostephes R. B. Watson, 1883 represented as Murex acanthostephes R. B. Watson, 1883
  22. Species Murex (Murex) aduncospinosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 represented as Murex aduncospinosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841
  23. Species Murex (Murex) africanus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 represented as Murex africanus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
  24. Species Murex (Murex) altispira Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 represented as Murex altispira Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
  25. Species Murex (Murex) brevispina Lamarck, 1822 represented as Murex brevispina Lamarck, 1822
  26. Species Murex (Murex) carbonnieri (Jousseaume, 1881) represented as Murex carbonnieri (Jousseaume, 1881)
  27. Species Murex (Murex) concinnus Reeve, 1845 represented as Murex concinnus Reeve, 1845
  28. Species Murex (Murex) coppingeri E. A. Smith, 1884 represented as Murex coppingeri E. A. Smith, 1884
  29. Species Murex (Murex) djarianensis K. Martin, 1895 † represented as Murex djarianensis K. Martin, 1895
  30. Species Murex (Murex) echinodes Houart, 2011 represented as Murex echinodes Houart, 2011
  31. Species Murex (Murex) ejectus K. Martin, 1895 † represented as Murex ejectus K. Martin, 1895 †
  32. Species Murex (Murex) falsitribulus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 represented as Murex falsitribulus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
  33. Species Murex (Murex) forskoehlii Röding, 1798 represented as Murex forskoehlii Röding, 1798
  34. Species Murex (Murex) huangi Houart, 2010 represented as Murex huangi Houart, 2010
  35. Species Murex (Murex) hystricosus Houart & Dharma, 2001 represented as Murex hystricosus Houart & Dharma, 2001
  36. Species Murex (Murex) indicus Houart, 2011 represented as Murex indicus Houart, 2011
  37. Species Murex (Murex) kerslakae Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 represented as Murex kerslakae Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
  38. Species Murex (Murex) occa G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 represented as Murex occa G. B. Sowerby II, 1834
  39. Species Murex (Murex) pecten [Lightfoot], 1786 represented as Murex pecten [Lightfoot], 1786
  40. Species Murex (Murex) philippinensis Parth, 1994 represented as Murex philippinensis Parth, 1994
  41. Species Murex (Murex) protocrassus Houart, 1990 represented as Murex protocrassus Houart, 1990
  42. Species Murex (Murex) queenslandicus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 represented as Murex queenslandicus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
  43. Species Murex (Murex) salomonensis Parth, 1994 represented as Murex salomonensis Parth, 1994
  44. Species Murex (Murex) scolopax Dillwyn, 1817 represented as Murex scolopax Dillwyn, 1817
  45. Species Murex (Murex) somalicus Parth, 1990 represented as Murex somalicus Parth, 1990
  46. Species Murex (Murex) spectabilis Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 represented as Murex spectabilis Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
  47. Species Murex (Murex) spicatus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 represented as Murex spicatus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
  48. Species Murex (Murex) spinastreptos Houart, 2010 represented as Murex spinastreptos Houart, 2010
  49. Species Murex (Murex) surinamensis Okutani, 1982 represented as Murex surinamensis Okutani, 1982
  50. Species Murex (Murex) tenuirostrum Lamarck, 1822 represented as Murex tenuirostrum Lamarck, 1822
  51. Species Murex (Murex) ternispina Lamarck, 1822 represented as Murex ternispina Lamarck, 1822
  52. Species Murex (Murex) trapa Röding, 1798 represented as Murex trapa Röding, 1798
  53. Species Murex (Murex) tribulus Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Murex tribulus Linnaeus, 1758
  54. Species Murex (Murex) troscheli Lischke, 1868 represented as Murex troscheli Lischke, 1868
  55. Species Murex (Murex) dasus J. A. Gardner, 1947 † (uncertain > unassessed)
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(of Murex Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 746 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Murex (Murex) Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=395169 on 2025-09-10
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2009-05-21 14:45:59Z
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Houart, Roland
2010-09-27 18:17:44Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2012-03-03 07:25:30Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2022-07-04 19:36:30Z
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Marshall, Bruce

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original description (of Murex Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 746 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
page(s): 56 [details] 

additional source Houart, R. (1985). Report on Muricidae (Gastropoda) recently dredged in the south-western Indian Ocean-II. List of Species with Remark and Illustration. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 44(4):239-248. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
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