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Murex Linnaeus, 1758

138196  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138196)

accepted
Genus
Murex tribulus Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
Aranea Perry, 1810 · unaccepted (Invalid: junior homonym of Aranea...)  
Invalid: junior homonym of Aranea Linnaeus, 1758 [Arachnida]
Murex (Murex) Linnaeus, 1758 · alternate representation
Murex (Tubicauda) Jousseaume, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Muricites Schlotheim, 1820 † · unaccepted (Invalid under Art. 20: name...)  
Invalid under Art. 20: name established for fossils, formed by adding the suffix -ites to the genus name Murex.
Species Murex acanthostephes R. B. Watson, 1883
Species Murex aduncospinosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841
Species Murex africanus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
Species Murex altispira Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
Species Murex antelmei Viader, 1938
Species Murex brevispina Lamarck, 1822
Species Murex camplytropis Tate, 1888 †
Species Murex carbonnieri (Jousseaume, 1881)
Species Murex concinnus Reeve, 1845
Species Murex coppingeri E. A. Smith, 1884
Species Murex crassiliratus Tate, 1888 †
Species Murex djarianensis K. Martin, 1895
Species Murex echinodes Houart, 2011
Species Murex ejectus K. Martin, 1895 †
Species Murex falsitribulus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
Species Murex forskoehlii Röding, 1798
Species Murex guppyi Ladd, 1977 †
Species Murex huangi Houart, 2010
Species Murex hystricosus Houart & Dharma, 2001
Species Murex indicus Houart, 2011
Species Murex irregularis Tate, 1888 †
Species Murex kerslakae Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
Species Murex megapex Neubert, 1998
Species Murex minutus R. M. Johnston, 1880 †
Species Murex nasongoensis Ladd, 1977 †
Species Murex noae Holten, 1802 †
Species Murex occa G. B. Sowerby II, 1834
Species Murex pecten [Lightfoot], 1786
Species Murex philippinensis Parth, 1994
Species Murex protocrassus Houart, 1990
Species Murex queenslandicus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
Species Murex salomonensis Parth, 1994
Species Murex scolopax Dillwyn, 1817
Species Murex somalicus Parth, 1990
Species Murex spectabilis Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
Species Murex spicatus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
Species Murex spinastreptos Houart, 2010
Species Murex spinicosta Bronn, 1831 †
Species Murex surinamensis Okutani, 1982
Species Murex tenuirostrum Lamarck, 1822
Species Murex ternispina Lamarck, 1822
Species Murex trapa Röding, 1798
Species Murex tribulus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Murex troscheli Lischke, 1868

Subgenus Murex (Aaronia) A. H. Verrill, 1950 accepted as Muricanthus Swainson, 1840
Subgenus Murex (Alipurpura) P. Fischer, 1884 accepted as Pterochelus Jousseaume, 1880
Subgenus Murex (Aplus) De Gregorio, 1885 accepted as Aplus De Gregorio, 1885 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Murex (Aspella) Mörch, 1877 accepted as Aspella Mörch, 1877
Subgenus Murex (Bathymurex) Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945 accepted as Paziella (Paziella) Jousseaume, 1880 represented as Paziella Jousseaume, 1880
Subgenus Murex (Bolinus) Pusch, 1837 accepted as Bolinus Pusch, 1837
Subgenus Murex (Centronotus) Swainson, 1833 accepted as Muricanthus Swainson, 1840 (invalid: junior homonym of Centronotus Schneider, 1801 [Pisces])
Subgenus Murex (Cerostoma) Conrad, 1837 accepted as Ceratostoma Herrmannsen, 1846 (junior homonym of Cerostoma Latreille, 1802)
  » Species Murex (Cerostoma) burnettii (Reeve, 1849) accepted as Ceratostoma burnettii (Reeve, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  » Species Murex (Cerostoma) nuttalli Conrad, 1837 accepted as Ceratostoma nuttalli (Conrad, 1837) (basionym)
Subgenus Murex (Chicoreus) Montfort, 1810 accepted as Chicoreus Montfort, 1810
  » Species Murex (Chicoreus) argo Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945 accepted as Chicoreus spectrum (Reeve, 1846) (synonym)
  » Species Murex (Chicoreus) bourgeoisi Tournouër, 1875 † accepted as Hexaplex bourgeoisi (Tournouër, 1875) †
  » Species Murex (Chicoreus) juttingae Beets, 1941 † accepted as Chicoreus (Triplex) juttingae (Beets, 1941) † represented as Chicoreus juttingae (Beets, 1941) †
  » Species Murex (Chicoreus) karangensis K. Martin, 1895 † accepted as Chicoreus karangensis (K. Martin, 1895) †
  » Species Murex (Chicoreus) leeanus Dall, 1890 accepted as Calcitrapessa leeana (Dall, 1890) (basionym)
  » Species Murex (Chicoreus) longanensis K. Martin, 1895 † accepted as Chicoreus longanensis (K. Martin, 1895) † accepted as Hexaplex longanensis (K. Martin, 1895) †
  » Species Murex (Chicoreus) micromeris Dall, 1890 † accepted as Favartia micromeris (Dall, 1890) † (basionym)
  » Species Murex (Chicoreus) puruensis K. Martin, 1914 † accepted as Ponderia puruensis (K. Martin, 1914) †
  » Species Murex (Chicoreus) sondeianus K. Martin, 1895 † accepted as Chicoreus sondeianus (K. Martin, 1895) †
  » Species Murex (Chicoreus) timorensis Tesch, 1915 † accepted as Chicoreus (Triplex) timorensis (Tesch, 1915) † represented as Chicoreus timorensis (Tesch, 1915) †
  » Species Murex (Chicoreus) triqueter Born, 1778 accepted as Naquetia triqueter (Born, 1778)
  » Species Murex (Chicoreus) tubulatus Mörch, 1852 accepted as Chicoreus torrefactus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
Subgenus Murex (Corallinia) Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882 accepted as Ocinebrina Jousseaume, 1880 (synonym)
Subgenus Murex (Favartia) Jousseaume, 1880 accepted as Favartia Jousseaume, 1880
Subgenus Murex (Fusus) Helbling, 1779 accepted as Cumia Bivona, 1838 (unaccepted > unavailable name, Invalid: Placed by the ICZN on the Official Index by Opinion 1765.)
  » Species Murex (Fusus) granosus Helbling, 1779 accepted as Gemmula granosa (Helbling, 1779) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  » Species Murex (Fusus) intertextus Helbling, 1779 accepted as Cumia intertexta (Helbling, 1779) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  » Species Murex (Fusus) polytropus Helbling, 1779 accepted as Lophiotoma polytropa (Helbling, 1779) (basionym)
Subgenus Murex (Gracilimurex) Thiele, 1929 accepted as Dermomurex (Gracilimurex) Thiele, 1929 represented as Dermomurex Monterosato, 1890 (original rank)
Subgenus Murex (Hadriania) † accepted as Hadriania Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882 accepted as Gracilipurpura Jousseaume, 1880
Subgenus Murex (Harmatia) Noszky, 1940 † accepted as Harmatia Noszky, 1940 †
Subgenus Murex (Haustellaria) Swainson, 1833 accepted as Haustellum Schumacher, 1817 (synonym)
Subgenus Murex (Haustellum) Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Haustellum Schumacher, 1817
  » Species Murex (Haustellum) bantamensis K. Martin, 1895 † accepted as Vokesimurex multiplicatus bantamensis (K. Martin, 1895) †
  » Species Murex (Haustellum) darraghi Ludbrook, 1978 † accepted as Haustellum darraghi (Ludbrook, 1978) † accepted as Vokesimurex multiplicatus darraghi (Ludbrook, 1978) †
  » Species Murex (Haustellum) inornatus Beyrich, 1854 † accepted as Bolinus beyrichi (Koenen, 1889) †
  » Species Murex (Haustellum) kurodai Shikama, 1964 accepted as Haustellum kurodai kurodai (Shikama, 1964) accepted as Haustellum kurodai (Shikama, 1964) (original combination)
  » Species Murex (Haustellum) ruthae E. H. Vokes, 1988 accepted as Vokesimurex ruthae (E. H. Vokes, 1988) (original combination)
  » Species Murex (Haustellum) verefusoides Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924 † accepted as Bolinus verefusoides (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924) †
  » Species Murex (Haustellum) wanneri K. Martin, 1916 † accepted as Vokesimurex wanneri (K. Martin, 1916) †
Subgenus Murex (Homalocantha) Mörch, 1852 accepted as Homalocantha Mörch, 1852
  » Species Murex (Homalocantha) anatomica (Perry, 1811) accepted as Homalocantha anatomica (Perry, 1811) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  » Species Murex (Homalocantha) talahabensis K. Martin, 1895 † accepted as Homalocantha talahabensis (K. Martin, 1895) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Murex (Jaton) Pusch, 1837 accepted as Jaton Pusch, 1837 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  » Species Murex (Jaton) gaza M. Smith, 1940 accepted as Pteropurpura festiva (Hinds, 1844) (original combination; junior synonym)
Subgenus Murex (Langfordia) Dall, 1924 accepted as Babelomurex Coen, 1922
  » Species Murex (Langfordia) cuspidifera Dall, 1924 accepted as Babelomurex couturieri ([Jousseaume], 1898) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subgenus Murex (Murexiella) Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945 accepted as Favartia Jousseaume, 1880
Subgenus Murex (Murexsul) Iredale, 1915 accepted as Murexsul Iredale, 1915
Subgenus Murex (Muricantha) P. Fischer, 1884 accepted as Murex (Muricanthus) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Muricanthus Swainson, 1840 (unjustified emendation)
Subgenus Murex (Muricanthus) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Muricanthus Swainson, 1840 (original rank)
Subgenus Murex (Muricidea) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Muricidea Swainson, 1840 accepted as Trophon Montfort, 1810
  » Species Murex (Muricidea) attonans O. Boettger, 1906 † accepted as Pazinotus attonans (O. Boettger, 1906) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  » Species Murex (Muricidea) barbarensis Gabb, 1865 accepted as Paciocinebrina barbarensis (Gabb, 1865) (basionym)
  » Species Murex (Muricidea) collega O. Boettger, 1906 † accepted as Favartia czjzeki (R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1885) †
  » Species Murex (Muricidea) czjzeki R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1885 † accepted as Favartia czjzeki (R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1885) † (basionym)
  » Species Murex (Muricidea) euracanthus A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Spinidrupa euracantha (A. Adams, 1853) (nomen nudum)
  » Species Murex (Muricidea) gatliffi Chapman, 1922 † accepted as Trophon gatliffi (Chapman, 1922) † accepted as Fasciolaria gatliffi (Chapman, 1922)
  » Species Murex (Muricidea) giselae O. Boettger, 1902 † accepted as Pygmaepterys giselae (Boettger, 1902) †
  » Species Murex (Muricidea) kostejanus O. Boettger, 1902 † accepted as Favartia kostejana (O. Boettger, 1902) † (basionym)
  » Species Murex (Muricidea) pagodus A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Attiliosa nodulifera (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
  » Species Murex (Muricidea) rheanus De Gregorio, 1880 † accepted as Pseudosassia rheana (De Gregorio, 1880) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  » Species Murex (Muricidea) stueri Cossmann, 1889 † accepted as Eofavartia frondosa (Lamarck, 1803) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  » Species Murex (Muricidea) transsylvanicus R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1885 † accepted as Pygmaepterys transsylvanicus (R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1885) †
Subgenus Murex (Muricopsis) Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882 accepted as Muricopsis Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882 (original rank)
Subgenus Murex (Ocenebra) Gray, 1847 accepted as Ocenebra Gray, 1847
Subgenus Murex (Ocenebrina) Cossmann, 1903 accepted as Ocinebrina Jousseaume, 1880
Subgenus Murex (Ocinebra) Gray, 1847 accepted as Ocenebra Gray, 1847
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) alboangulatus E. A. Smith, 1890 accepted as Coralliophila alboangulata (E. A. Smith, 1890) (basionym)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) babingtoni G. B. Sowerby III, 1892 accepted as Murex (Ocenebra) babingtoni G. B. Sowerby III, 1892 accepted as Vaughtia babingtoni (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892) (misspelling of subgenus)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) benedictus Melvill & Standen, 1895 accepted as Cytharomorula benedicta (Melvill & Standen, 1895)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) breviculus A. Adams, 1853 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) confusa Brazier, 1877 accepted as Favartia confusa (Brazier, 1877) (basionym)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) darrosensis E. A. Smith, 1884 accepted as Pascula darrosensis (E. A. Smith, 1884) (original combination)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) densus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Hexaplex angularis (Lamarck, 1822)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) dollfusi E. Lamy, 1938 accepted as Cytharomorula dollfusi (E. Lamy, 1938) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) exasperatus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Murex exasperatus A. Adams, 1853 (nomen nudum)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) excavatus A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Murex excavatus A. Adams, 1853 (nomen nudum)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) fiscellum (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Murex fiscellum Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Murichorda fiscellum (Gmelin, 1791)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) flexirostris Melvill, 1898 accepted as Favartia flexirostris (Melvill, 1898)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) gibbus (Pease, 1865) accepted as Latirus gibbus Pease, 1865 accepted as Pascula ozenneana (Crosse, 1861) (junior synonym)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) infans E. A. Smith, 1884 accepted as Spinidrupa infans (E. A. Smith, 1884) (basionym)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) inornatus A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Murex inornatus A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Hexaplex angularis (Lamarck, 1822) (nomen nudum)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) marjoriae Melvill & Standen, 1903 accepted as Favartia marjoriae (Melvill & Standen, 1903) (basionym)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) obeliscus A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Murex obeliscus A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Dermomurex obeliscus (A. Adams, 1853) (nomen nudum)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) obtusus G. B. Sowerby III, 1894 accepted as Favartia minatauros Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976 (invalid: junior homonym of Murex obtusus G.B. Sowerby, 1879; Favartia minatauros is a replacement name)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) patruelis E. A. Smith, 1890 accepted as Coralliophila patruelis (E. A. Smith, 1890) (basionym)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) pholidotus R. B. Watson, 1883 accepted as Orania pholidota (R. B. Watson, 1883)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) pyrrhias R. B. Watson, 1883 accepted as Orania fusulus (Brocchi, 1814)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) salmoneus Melvill & Standen, 1899 accepted as Favartia salmonea (Melvill & Standen, 1899) (basionym)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) sanctaehelenae E. A. Smith, 1890 accepted as Pteropurpura sanctaehelenae (E. A. Smith, 1890) (basionym)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) serotinus A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Orania serotina (A. Adams, 1853) (nomen nudum)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) submissus E. A. Smith, 1903 accepted as Pascula submissa (E. A. Smith, 1903) (basionym)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) brachys Melvill & Standen, 1896 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) improbus Gould, 1860 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  » Species Murex (Ocinebra) pauper R. B. Watson, 1883 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Subgenus Murex (Phyllonotus) Swainson, 1833 accepted as Phyllonotus Swainson, 1833 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  » Species Murex (Phyllonotus) ardjunoi Beets, 1941 † accepted as Phyllonotus ardjunoi (Beets, 1941) †
  » Species Murex (Phyllonotus) bifasciatus A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Murex bifasciatus A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Hexaplex bifasciatus (A. Adams, 1853) (nomen nudum)
  » Species Murex (Phyllonotus) gatunensis A. P. Brown & Pilsbry, 1911 accepted as Calotrophon gatunensis (A. P. Brown & Pilsbry, 1911)
  » Species Murex (Phyllonotus) hystricina Dall, 1889 accepted as Paziella hystricina (Dall, 1889) accepted as Bouchetia hystricina (Dall, 1889) (original combination)
  » Species Murex (Phyllonotus) lyratus A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Murex lyratus A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Hexaplex angularis (Lamarck, 1822) (nomen nudum)
  » Species Murex (Phyllonotus) melanoleuca Mörch, 1852 accepted as Muricanthus nigritus (R. A. Philippi, 1845) (uncesserary substitute name for Murex nigrita)
  » Species Murex (Phyllonotus) praepauxillus Maury, 1917 † accepted as Murexsul praepauxillus (Maury, 1917) † (original combination)
  » Species Murex (Phyllonotus) santarosana Dall, 1905 accepted as Maxwellia santarosana (Dall, 1905) (original combination)
  » Species Murex (Phyllonotus) spinosus A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Murex spinosus A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Hexaplex kuesterianus (Tapparone Canefri, 1875) (nomen nudum)
  » Species Murex (Phyllonotus) stearnsii Dall, 1918 accepted as Homalocantha oxyacantha (Broderip, 1833) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  » Species Murex (Phyllonotus) trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Murex (Pirtus) De Gregorio, 1885 † accepted as Chicoreus (Triplex) Perry, 1810 represented as Chicoreus Montfort, 1810 (synonym)
Subgenus Murex (Poirieria) Jousseaume, 1880 accepted as Poirieria Jousseaume, 1880 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  » Species Murex (Poirieria) burryi Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945 accepted as Hexaplex fulvescens (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)
  » Species Murex (Poirieria) constantiae (D'Ancona, 1871) † accepted as Paziella constantiae (D'Ancona, 1871) †
  » Species Murex (Poirieria) elatospira Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924 † accepted as Murexsul elatospira (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924) † (basionym)
  » Species Murex (Poirieria) marchandi Cossmann, 1903 † accepted as Eofavartia marchandi (Cossmann, 1903) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  » Species Murex (Poirieria) multispinosus G. B. Sowerby III, 1904 accepted as Murexsul multispinosus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1904) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  » Species Murex (Poirieria) oregonia H. R. Bullis, 1964 accepted as Paziella oregonia (H. R. Bullis, 1964) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Murex (Poropteron) Jousseaume, 1880 accepted as Pteropurpura (Poropteron) Jousseaume, 1880 accepted as Poropteron Jousseaume, 1880
  » Species Murex (Poropteron) robustus Verco, 1895 accepted as Tripterotyphis robustus (Verco, 1895) (original combination)
Subgenus Murex (Pseudomurex) Monterosato, 1872 accepted as Pseudomurex Monterosato, 1872 accepted as Coralliophila H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Subgenus Murex (Pteronotus) Swainson, 1833 accepted as Pterynotus Swainson, 1833 (Pteronotus is an (invalid) alternate original spelling of Pterynotus)
  » Species Murex (Pteronotus) cordismei R. B. Watson, 1883 accepted as Prototyphis angasi (Crosse, 1863) (synonym)
  » Species Murex (Pteronotus) crassus A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Murex crassus A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Ocinebrellus inornatus (Récluz, 1851) (nomen nudum)
  » Species Murex (Pteronotus) cumingii A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Murex cumingii A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Naquetia cumingii (A. Adams, 1853) (nomen nudum)
  » Species Murex (Pteronotus) eos Hutton, 1873 accepted as Prototyphis eos (Hutton, 1873) (basionym)
  » Species Murex (Pteronotus) exquisitus G. B. Sowerby III, 1904 accepted as Exquisitor exquisitus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1904)
  » Species Murex (Pteronotus) loebbeckei Kobelt, 1879 accepted as Chicoreus loebbeckei (Kobelt, 1879) (basionym)
  » Species Murex (Pteronotus) parvulmicropterus De Gregorio, 1880 † accepted as Timbellus micropterus (Deshayes, 1835) †
  » Species Murex (Pteronotus) phaneus Dall, 1889 accepted as Timbellus phaneus (Dall, 1889) (original combination)
  » Species Murex (Pteronotus) pseuderinaceus O. Boettger, 1902 † accepted as Pterynotus pseuderinaceus (Boettger, 1902) †
  » Species Murex (Pteronotus) pygmaeus K. J. Bush, 18993 accepted as Timbellus phaneus (Dall, 1889) (invalid: junior homonym of Muricites pygmaeus Schlotheim, 1820; Pterynotus bushae is a replacement name)
  » Species Murex (Pteronotus) rembangensis Wanner & Hahn, 1935 † accepted as Pterynotus rembangensis (Wanner & Hahn, 1935) †
  » Species Murex (Pteronotus) saibaiensis Melvill & Standen, 1899 accepted as Pterochelus acanthopterus (Lamarck, 1816)
  » Species Murex (Pteronotus) speciosus A. Adams, 1855 accepted as Pteropurpura centrifuga (Hinds, 1844)
  » Species Murex (Pteronotus) stoppanii De Gregorio, 1880 † accepted as Timbellus tripteroides (Lamarck, 1822) †
  » Species Murex (Pteronotus) textilis Gabb, 1873 † accepted as Subpterynotus textilis (Gabb, 1872) † (unreplaced junior homonym of Murex textilis Brocchi, 1814)
  » Species Murex (Pteronotus) tristichus Dall, 1889 accepted as Timbellus havanensis (E. H. Vokes, 1970) (invalid: junior homonym of Murex tristichus Beyrich, 1854; Pterynotus havanensis is a replacement name)
Subgenus Murex (Pteropurpura) Jousseaume, 1880 accepted as Pteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880
Subgenus Murex (Pterorytis) Conrad, 1863 † accepted as Pterorytis Conrad, 1863 (original rank)
Subgenus Murex (Pterynotus) Swainson, 1833 accepted as Pterynotus Swainson, 1833
Subgenus Murex (Pyrenella) Gray, 1857 accepted as Tudicla Röding, 1798 (objective synonym; possibly a misspelling of Pyrella)
Subgenus Murex (Rhinocantha) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Bolinus Pusch, 1837 (Invalid: junior objective synonym of Bolinus Pusch, 1837; same type species.)
Subgenus Murex (Rhynocantha) Bellardi, 1873 † accepted as Bolinus Pusch, 1837
Subgenus Murex (Siratus) Jousseaume, 1880 accepted as Siratus Jousseaume, 1880
  » Species Murex (Siratus) propinquus Kuroda & M. Azuma, 1961 accepted as Siratus pliciferoides (Kuroda, 1942) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonym)
  » Species Murex (Siratus) springeri H. R. Bullis, 1964 accepted as Siratus springeri (H. R. Bullis, 1964) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Murex (Timbellus) De Gregorio, 1885 accepted as Timbellus De Gregorio, 1885 (original rank as subgenus)
Subgenus Murex (Tribulus) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Tribulus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Subgenus Murex (Triplex) Perry, 1810 accepted as Chicoreus Montfort, 1810
Subgenus Murex (Triremis) P. Fischer, 1884 accepted as Purpurellus Jousseaume, 1880
Subgenus Murex (Tritonalia) J. Fleming, 1828 accepted as Ocenebra Gray, 1847
  » Species Murex (Tritonalia) diomedaea Dall, 1908 accepted as Favartia diomedaea (Dall, 1908) (superseded combination)
Subgenus Murex (Trophon) Montfort, 1810 accepted as Trophon Montfort, 1810
Subgenus Murex (Truncularia) Monterosato, 1917 accepted as Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) Cossmann, 1921 represented as Hexaplex Perry, 1810
Subgenus Murex (Trunculariopsis) Cossmann, 1921 accepted as Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) Cossmann, 1921 represented as Hexaplex Perry, 1810
Subgenus Murex (Tubicauda) Jousseaume, 1880 accepted as Murex (Murex) Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Murex Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  » Species Murex (Tubicauda) subgranifer Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924 † accepted as Exquisitor graniferus (Michelotti, 1841) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subgenus Murex (Typhis) Montfort, 1810 accepted as Typhis Montfort, 1810
Species Murex abbreviatus Grateloup, 1834 † accepted as Murexsul rostralis (Grateloup, 1847) † (invalid: junior homonym of Murex abbreviatus Defrance, 1827)
Species Murex absonus De Cristofori & Jan, 1832 † accepted as Favartia absona (De Cristofori & Jan, 1832) †
Species Murex abyssicola Crosse, 1865 accepted as Dermomurex abyssicolus (Crosse, 1865) (original combination; wrong gender agreement of specific epithet)
Species Murex acanthophorus Monterosato, 1875 accepted as Ocinebrina hispidula (Pallary, 1904) accepted as Ocenebra hispidula (Pallary, 1904) (nomen nudum)
Species Murex acanthophorus (A. Adams, 1863) accepted as Ocenebra acanthophora (A. Adams, 1863) accepted as Ocinebrellus acanthophorus (A. Adams, 1863) (recombination)
Species Murex acanthopterus Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Pterochelus acanthopterus (Lamarck, 1816) (original combination)
Species Murex accinctus Montagu, 1808 accepted as Kurtziella accinctus (Montagu, 1808) (original combination)
Species Murex accinctus Born, 1778 accepted as Pisania pusio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Murex aciculatus Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Ocinebrina aciculata (Lamarck, 1822) (original combination)
Species Murex aciculiger Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Ceratostoma monoceros (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) (synonym)
Species Murex aculeatus Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Chicoreus aculeatus (Lamarck, 1822) (original combination)
Species Murex aculeatus W. Wood, 1828 accepted as Zetecopsis zeteki (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951) (invalid: junior homonym of Murex aculeatus Lamarck, 1822; Murex dubius is a replacement name)
Species Murex acuminatus Pennant, 1777 accepted as Bittium reticulatum (da Costa, 1778) (dubious synonym)
Species Murex adamsi G. B. Sowerby II, 1879 accepted as Hexaplex angularis (Lamarck, 1822) (synonym)
Species Murex adamsii Kobelt, 1877 accepted as Dermomurex alabastrum (A. Adams, 1864)
Species Murex adelaidensis Tate, 1888 † accepted as Pterochelus adelaidensis (Tate, 1888) †
Species Murex aduncus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 accepted as Pteropurpura falcata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) accepted as Ocinebrellus falcatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) (synonym)
Species Murex adustus Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Chicoreus brunneus (Link, 1807) (synonym)
Species Murex adversus Montagu, 1803 accepted as Marshallora adversa (Montagu, 1803) (original combination)
Species Murex afer Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Afer afer (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination)
Species Murex affinis Eichwald, 1830 † accepted as Pterynopsis badensis (Nyst, 1882) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Murex affinis Reeve, 1846 accepted as Chicoreus (Triplex) torrefactus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) represented as Chicoreus torrefactus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) (synonym)
Species Murex aguayoi Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945 accepted as Siratus aguayoi (Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945) (original combination)
Species Murex alabaster Reeve, 1845 accepted as Siratus alabaster (Reeve, 1845) (original combination)
Species Murex alabastrum A. Adams, 1864 accepted as Dermomurex alabastrum (A. Adams, 1864) (original combination)
Species Murex alatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 accepted as Pterochelus acanthopterus (Lamarck, 1816) (invalid: junior homonym of Murex alatus Gmelin, 1791)
Species Murex alatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 accepted as Pterochelus triformis (Reeve, 1845) (invalid: junior homonym of Murex alatus Gmelin, 1791 and M. alatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807)
Species Murex alfredensis Bartsch, 1915 accepted as Pygmaepterys alfredensis (Bartsch, 1915) (original combination)
Species Murex aliornatus Magne, 1940 † accepted as Subpterynotus rhombicus (Meunier, 1880) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Murex alocatus Robillard, 1873 accepted as Pterynotus barclayanus (H. Adams, 1873) (synonym)
Species Murex altavillae Libassi, 1859 † accepted as Homalocantha heptagonata (Bronn, 1831) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Murex altenai Cox, 1948 accepted as Chicoreus (Triplex) altenai (Cox, 1948) † represented as Chicoreus altenai (Cox, 1948) †
Species Murex alternicosta Michelotti, 1841 † accepted as Murexsul alternicosta (Michelotti, 1841) † (original combination)
Species Murex alucaster Brocchi, 1814 accepted as Cerithium alucastrum (Brocchi, 1814)
Species Murex aluchensis Nardo, 1847 accepted as Cerithium vulgatum Bruguière, 1792 (synonym)
Species Murex aluco Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pseudovertagus aluco (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Murex alucoides Blainville, 1829 accepted as Coralliophila squamosa (Bivona e Bernardi, 1838) accepted as Hirtomurex squamosus (Bivona e Bernardi, 1838) (Invalid: junior homonym of Murex alucoides Olivi, 1792 [Cerithiidae])
Species Murex alucoides Olivi, 1792 accepted as Cerithium vulgatum Bruguière, 1792 (synonym)
Species Murex alutaceus Menke, 1829 accepted as Vitularia miliaris (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
Species Murex alveatus Kiener, 1842 accepted as Favartia alveata (Kiener, 1842) (original combination)
Species Murex alveolatus Tate, 1888 † accepted as Paziella graniformis (G. F. Harris, 1897) † (invalid: not J. de C. Sowerby, 1823)
Species Murex ambiguus Reeve, 1845 accepted as Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845) (original combination)
Species Murex amblyceras Tate, 1888 † accepted as Siratus amblyceras (Tate, 1888) † accepted as Chicoreus (Triplex) amblyceras (Tate, 1888) † represented as Chicoreus amblyceras (Tate, 1888)
Species Murex amplustre Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Latirus amplustre (Dillwyn, 1817) (original combination)
Species Murex ananus Hinds, 1844 accepted as Hexaplex rosarium (Röding, 1798) (synonym)
Species Murex angasi Tryon, 1880 accepted as Rolandiella umbilicata (Tenison Woods, 1876) (synonym)
Species Murex angistoma Küster, 1869 accepted as Favartia incisa (Broderip, 1833) (synonyn)
Species Murex angularis Lamarck, 1822 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex angulatus Donovan, 1804 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
Species Murex angulatus Solander, 1766 † (unaccepted, priginal combination)
Species Murex anguliferus Lamarck, 1822 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex angulosus Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex angustus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
Species Murex anniae M. Smith, 1940 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex ansatus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex antillarum Hinds, 1844 (unaccepted, doubtful synonym)
Species Murex antiquus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex anus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex approximatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1879 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex aquitanicus Grateloup, 1833 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex aradasii Monterosato, 1883 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex aranea Blainville in Kiener, 1842 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex arenarius Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex argo Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945 (unaccepted)
Species Murex argus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex argutus Solander, 1766 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex argyna Mörch, 1852 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex arietinus Millet, 1865 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex armatus A. Adams, 1854 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex armigerus Settepassi, 1970 (unaccepted, not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4))
Species Murex articulatus Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex aruanus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex asper Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex asperrimus Lamarck, 1822 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex asperrimus Gmelin, 1791)
Species Murex asperulus Tate, 1888 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex astensis Bellardi & Michelotti, 1840 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Murex asteriae Nicolay, 1972 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Murex asteriscus Tate, 1888 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex atratus Born, 1778 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex attenuatus Montagu, 1803 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex aturi Deshayes, 1865 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex aurantia Perry, 1811 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Murex australiensis A. Adams, 1854 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex australis Gmelin, 1791)
Species Murex australis Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
Species Murex austriacus R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1885 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex auversiensis Deshayes, 1865 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex axicornis Lamarck, 1822 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex babingtoni G. B. Sowerby III, 1892 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex babylonius Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex badensis Nyst, 1882 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex badius Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex baeticus Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex balteatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex bamffius Donovan, 1804 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex bandarius Perry, 1811 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Murex bandatus Perry, 1811 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Murex banksii G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex bantamensis K. Martin, 1895 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex barattus De Gregorio, 1895 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex barclayi Reeve, 1858 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex basicinctus Tate, 1888 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex batavianus K. Martin, 1884 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex baudoni Morlet, 1888 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex beauii P. Fischer & Bernardi, 1857 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex beckii R. A. Philippi, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Murex bednalli Brazier, 1878 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex belcheri Hinds, 1844 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex bellegladeensis E. H. Vokes, 1963 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex bellegladensis [sic] (unaccepted, misspelling)
Species Murex bellus Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex benedictinus Löbbecke, 1879 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonym)
Species Murex benoiti Tiberi, 1855 (unaccepted)
Species Murex bernayi Deshayes, 1865 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex beyrichi Koenen, 1889 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex bicarinatus W. Wood, 1828 (unaccepted)
Species Murex bicaudatus Borson, 1821 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex bicinctus Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex bicolor Cantraine, 1835 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex bicolor Risso, 1826 and Murex bicolor Valenciennes, 1832)
Species Murex bicolor Risso, 1826 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
Species Murex bicolor Valenciennes, 1832 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex bicolor Risso, 1826)
Species Murex bicolor Thiele, 1929 (unaccepted, Invalid: junior homonym of Murex bicolor Risso, 1826)
Species Murex biconicus Tate, 1888 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex bicostatus Deshayes, 1835 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex bicristatus Risso, 1826 (unaccepted)
Species Murex bifasciatus A. Adams, 1853 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex bifrons Tate, 1888 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex binodus Pecchioli, 1864 † (unaccepted, doubtful synonym)
Species Murex bipinnatus Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex bipunctatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1879 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex bispinosus J. de C. Sowerby, 1823 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex bituberculatus F. C. Baker, 1891 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex blainvillei [sic] (unaccepted, misspelling of Murex blainvillii Payraudeau, 1826)
Species Murex blainvillii Payraudeau, 1826 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex blakeanus E. H. Vokes, 1967 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex bobyini Kosuge, 1983 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex boivinii Kiener, 1842 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex bojadorensis Locard, 1897 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex bombayanus Melvill, 1893 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex borealis Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex borni M. Hörnes, 1853 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex bourguignati Poirier, 1883 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex boveus Risso, 1826 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
Species Murex bracteatus Brocchi, 1814 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex branchi Clench, 1953 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex brandariformis Locard, 1886 (unaccepted)
Species Murex brandaris Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex brasiliensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex brassica Lamarck, 1822 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex brazieri Angas, 1877 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex brevicauda Hébert, 1849 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex breviculus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex brevifrons Lamarck, 1822 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex briskasii A. H. Verrill, 1953 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex brocchii Monterosato, 1872 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex brocchii Cantraine, 1835)
Species Murex broderipii Michelotti, 1841 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex brunneus (Link, 1807) (unaccepted)
Species Murex bufo Bruguière, 1792 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex bufonia Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex bulbus Solander, 1766 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex burnettii Reeve, 1849 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex burryi Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex buxeus Broderip, 1833 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex cabritii Bernardi, 1859 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex caillati Deshayes, 1865 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex cailleti Petit de la Saussaye, 1856 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex calcar Kiener, 1842 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex calcar J. de C. Sowerby, 1823, and M. calcar Scacchi, 1835; M. tenuivaricosus and Chicoreus carioca are replacement names)
Species Murex calcaratus Dillwyn, 1817 (unaccepted)
Species Murex calcarius Dunker, 1860 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex calcitrapa Lamarck, 1803 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex calfius Brusina, 1870 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex californicus Hinds, 1844 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex caliginosus Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex calliope Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex calvus Tate, 1888 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex canaliculatus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex canaliferus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex cancellarioides Grateloup, 1833 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex cancellatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex cancellinus Lamarck, 1803 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex candidus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
Species Murex capensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex capitellum Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex capucinus Lamarck, 1822 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex carduus Broderip, 1833 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex carica Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex carinatus Pennant, 1777 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex carinatus Bivona e Bernardi, 1832 † (unaccepted, junior homonym of Murex carinatus Pennant, 1777 and Murex carinatus Wood, 1828)
Species Murex cariniferus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 (unaccepted)
Species Murex cariosus Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex cariosus W. Wood, 1828 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex cariosus Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Murex carpenteri (Dall, 1899) (unaccepted, junior synonym)
Species Murex castaneus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex castus A. Adams, 1854 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex cataphractus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex cataphractus Brocchi, 1814)
Species Murex cataphractus Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex caudatus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex caudicula Nardo, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Murex cellulosa Conrad, 1846 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex centrifuga Hinds, 1844 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex ceramicus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex cerata W. Wood, 1828 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex cervicornis Lamarck, 1822 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex chrysostoma G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex ciboney Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex cichoreum Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex cingulatus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex cinguliferus Lamarck, 1822 (unaccepted)
Species Murex cinosurus Nardo, 1847 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex cirrosus Hinds, 1844 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex citrinus M. Smith, 1940 (unaccepted)
Species Murex clathratus Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex clausii Dunker, 1879 (unaccepted)
Species Murex clava Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex clavator Dillwyn, 1817 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex clavatus Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex clavisherculis Röding, 1798 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex clavus Michelotti, 1841 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Murex clavus Kiener, 1842 (unaccepted, synonym and invalid: junior homonym of Murex clavus Michelotti, 1841)
Species Murex clenchi Carcelles, 1953 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex cnissodus Euthyme, 1889 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex coccineus A. Adams, 1854 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex coccineus Lesson, 1844)
Species Murex coccineus Lesson, 1844 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex cochlidium Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex colpos J. Q. Burch, 1955 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex colubrinus Lamarck, 1803 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex columbarium Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex colus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex concatenata Lamarck, 1822 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex concerptus Bellardi, 1873 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex conditus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex confluens Eichwald, 1853 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex conglobatus Michelotti, 1841 † (unaccepted, basionym)
Species Murex conoides Solander, 1766 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex conradi d'Orbigny, 1850 † (unaccepted, unnecessary replacement name for Murex mantelli)
Species Murex conspicuus Eichwald, 1868 † (unaccepted, basionym)
Species Murex constantiae D'Ancona, 1871 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex consuelae A. H. Verrill, 1950 (unaccepted)
Species Murex consuelae E. H. Vokes, 1963 (unaccepted, unjustified emendation)
Species Murex consul Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex contabulatus Lamarck, 1803 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex contrarius Linnaeus, 1771 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex conulus Olivi, 1792 (unaccepted)
Species Murex corallinus Scacchi, 1836 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex coreanicus A. Adams, 1854 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
Species Murex corneus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex cornutus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex corona Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex coronatus Born, 1778 (unaccepted)
Species Murex coronatus Risso, 1826 (unaccepted, synonym; invalid: junior homonym of Murex coronatus Born, 1778)
Species Murex corrugatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex costatus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex costatus Pennant, 1777)
Species Murex costatus Born, 1778 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex costatus Pennant, 1777)
Species Murex costatus Pennant, 1777 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex costellifer J. de C. Sowerby, 1832 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
Species Murex costularis Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex costulatus Risso, 1826 (unaccepted)
Species Murex cotteaui Meunier, 1880 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex cracherodi G. B. Sowerby II, 1879 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Murex crassicostatus Deshayes, 1835 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex crassilabiatus Hilber, 1879 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex crassilabrum G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex crassispina Lamarck, 1822 (unaccepted, synonym - in part.)
Species Murex crassivaricosa Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex crassus A. Adams, 1853 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex crassus Dillwyn, 1817)
Species Murex crassus Dillwyn, 1817 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex craticulatus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
Species Murex craticulatus Linnaeus, 1758 sensu Brocchi, 1814 (unaccepted)
Species Murex crawfordi G. B. Sowerby III, 1892 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
Species Murex crenatus Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex crenifer Montrouzier, 1861 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex crispangula Heilprin, 1886 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex crispata Holten, 1802 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex crispus Broderip, 1833 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex crispus Lamarck, 1803; M. tortuus and M. multicrispatus are replacement names)
Species Murex cristatus Brocchi, 1814 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex cristatus W. Wood, 1828 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex cristatus Brocchi, 1814)
Species Murex crocatus Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex crossei Liénard, 1873 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex crouchi G. B. Sowerby III, 1894 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex cumingii A. Adams, 1853 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex curvirostris W. Wood, 1828 (unaccepted)
Species Murex cuspidatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1879 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex cuspidiferus Dall, 1924 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Murex cutaceus Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex cyacantha G. B. Sowerby II, 1879 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex cyclopterus Millet, 1865 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex cyclopus (Monterosato, 1884) (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex cyclostoma G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex cyrilli Scacchi, 1833 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex daguini Magne, 1940 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex damicornis Hedley, 1903 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex dearmatus Odhner, 1922 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex decollatus Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex decussatus Grateloup, 1833 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Murex decussatus Gmelin, 1791; Murex subdecussatus is a replacement name)
Species Murex decussatus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex decussatus Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex decussatus Gmelin, 1791)
Species Murex delicatus M. Smith, 1940 (unaccepted)
Species Murex dennanti Tate, 1888 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex densus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (unaccepted, nomen nudum)
Species Murex dentatus Anton, 1838 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex dentifer R. B. Watson, 1883 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex denudatus Deshayes, 1835 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex depauperatus Deshayes, 1865 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex depontaillieri Cossmann, 1903 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex depressospinosus Dunker, 1869 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex dertonensis Bellardi, 1873 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex deslongchampsi Deshayes, 1865 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex despectus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex despectus A. Adams, 1854 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex diadema Aradas & Benoit, 1876 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex diadema A. Adams, 1854; M. aradasii is a replacement name)
Species Murex diadema A. Adams, 1854 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex diaphanus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex dichrous Tapparone Canefri, 1881 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex didymus Tate, 1888 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex digitatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex dilectus A. Adams, 1855 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex dipsacus Broderip, 1833 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex distans Deshayes, 1835 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex distinctus De Cristofori & Jan, 1832 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex distortus Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex dolarium Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex doliare Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex dollfusi E. Lamy, 1938 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex dorbignyi (Payraudeau, 1826) (unaccepted)
Species Murex draco Röding, 1798 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex dubius G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex dubius Dillwyn, 1817; Muricopsis zeteki is a replacement name)
Species Murex ducalis Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
Species Murex dufrenoyi Grateloup, 1845 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex dujardini Tournouër, 1875 (unaccepted)
Species Murex dumosus de Stefani, 1875 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex dunkeri Krauss, 1848 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex duplicatus Mörch, 1852 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex duplicatus Pusch, 1837 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex duplicatus Donovan, 1804)
Species Murex duplicatus Donovan, 1800 (unaccepted)
Species Murex duthiersi Vélain, 1877 (unaccepted)
Species Murex echinatus Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex ednae M. Smith, 1940 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex edwardsi [sic] (unaccepted, misspelling of Murex edwardsii Payraudeau, 1826)
Species Murex edwardsii (Payraudeau, 1826) (unaccepted)
Species Murex effosus Solander, 1766 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex egerensis Gábor, 1936 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex elegans Donovan, 1804 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Murex elegans G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex elegans Donovan, 1804; Chicoreus perelegans is a replacement name)
Species Murex elenensis Dall, 1909 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex elongatus Lamarck, 1822 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex elongatus [Lightfoot], 1786)
Species Murex elongatus [Lightfoot], 1786 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex emarginatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex emarginatus Donovan, 1804 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex embryoliratus P. J. Fischer, 1927 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex endermonis E. A. Smith, 1875 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex endivia Lamarck, 1822 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex eos Hutton, 1873 (unaccepted)
Species Murex erinaceoides Valenciennes, 1832 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex erinaceus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
Species Murex erithrostomus Dufo, 1840 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex erosus Broderip, 1833 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex erroneus Monterosato in Poirier, 1883 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex erythraeus P. Fischer, 1870 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex erythrostomus Swainson, 1831 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex espinosus Macpherson, 1959 (unaccepted, Invalid: junior homonym of Murex espinosus Hutton, 1886)
Species Murex espinosus Hutton, 1885 (unaccepted, basionym)
Species Murex esychus Dall, 1925 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex euracanthus A. Adams, 1853 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex eurypteron Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex eurystomus Swainson, 1833 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex excisus Grateloup, 1833 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex exfoliatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1882) (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex exiguus Broderip, 1833 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex exiguus Garrett, 1857 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex exiguus Broderip, 1833; Murex garrettii is a replacement name)
Species Murex exiguus Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex exiguus Broderip, 1833; M. mundus is a replacement name)
Species Murex exiguus Kiener, 1842 (unaccepted, Invalid: junior homonym of Murex exiguus Broderip, 1833; Murex kieneri is a replacement name)
Species Murex eximius Brazier, 1877 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex eximius Bellardi, 1872)
Species Murex expansus G. B. Sowerby II, 1860 (unaccepted)
Species Murex exquisitus G. B. Sowerby III, 1904 (unaccepted)
Species Murex eyrei Tenison Woods, 1877 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex falcatiformis Thiele, 1925 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex falcatus Sandri & Danilo, 1856 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex falcatus G.B. Sowerby, 1834)
Species Murex falcatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex fallax E. A. Smith, 1901 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex falsiornatus Magne, 1940 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Murex fasciatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex fasciatus Gmelin, 1791; Tritonalia inermicosta is a replacement name)
Species Murex fasciatus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex fasciatus Risso, 1826 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex fasciatus Gmelin, 1791)
Species Murex femorale Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex fenestella Schröter, 1805 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex fenestratus Dillwyn, 1817 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex ferrugineus Eschscholtz, 1829 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex ferrugo W. Wood, 1828 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex festivus Hinds, 1844 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex ficulneus Holten, 1802 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex ficus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex ficus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex ficus Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Murex fimbriatus Lamarck, 1822 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex fimbriatus Brocchi, 1814)
Species Murex fimbriatus [Lightfoot], 1786 (unaccepted)
Species Murex fimbriatus Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex fimbriatus Mawe, 1823 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex finlayi Clench, 1955 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Murex fiscellum Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
Species Murex fistulatus Risso, 1826 (unaccepted, Invalid: junior homonym of Muricites fistulatus Schlotheim, 1820)
Species Murex fistulosus Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex flavidus Jousseaume, 1874 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex flexirostris Melvill, 1898 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex flexuosus Deshayes, 1865 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex florifer Reeve, 1846 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex foliaceus Melleville, 1843 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex foliatus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex foliatus Schumacher, 1817 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex foliatus Gmelin, 1791)
Species Murex foliosus Bellardi, 1873 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex fontainei Tryon, 1880 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex foraminiferus Tapparone Canefri, 1877 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex forceps Perry, 1811 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex formosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex fornicatum Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
Species Murex fortis Risso, 1826 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex fortispinna François, 1891 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex fournieri Crosse, 1861 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex foveolatus Pease, 1869 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex foveolatus Hinds, 1844; Murex peasei is a replacement name)
Species Murex foveolatus Hinds, 1844 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex fricki Crosse, 1865 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex frondosus Mörch, 1852 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex frondosus Lamarck, 1803 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex fruticosus Gould, 1849 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex fucus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex fulvescens G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex funafutiensis Hedley, 1899 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex funiculatus Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex funiculatus Defrance, 1827)
Species Murex funiculus W. Wood, 1828 (unaccepted)
Species Murex fuscatus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
Species Murex fuscus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex fusiformis Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex fusoides Deshayes, 1865 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex fusulus Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex fusus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex galapagana W. K. Emerson & D'Attilio, 1970 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex galea Dillwyn, 1823 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex gallica Dollfus, 1926 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex gallicus Dollfus, 1923 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex gallinago G. B. Sowerby III, 1903 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex gambiensis Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex gantensis Szőts, 1953 † (unaccepted, basionym)
Species Murex garciai Petuch, 1987 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex garrettii Pease, 1868 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex gaza M. Smith, 1940 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex gemma G. B. Sowerby II, 1879 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex gibbosus Lamarck, 1822 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex gibbosus Born, 1778)
Species Murex gibbosus Born, 1778 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex gibbulus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex globosus Emmons, 1858 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex glyptus M. Smith, 1938 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex goniophorus Euthyme, 1889 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex gracilis Montagu, 1803 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
Species Murex gracilis Brocchi, 1814 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex graniferus Michelotti, 1841 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex granulatus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
Species Murex granulosus Brocchi, 1814 (unaccepted)
Species Murex gravidus Hinds, 1844 (unaccepted, invalid: junior primary homonym of Murex gravidus Dujardin, 1837; Favartia emersoni is a replacement name)
Species Murex gubbi Reeve, 1849 (unaccepted)
Species Murex guembeli Dreger, 1892 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex gundlachi Dunker, 1883 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex gyrinoides Brocchi, 1814 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex gyrinus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex hamatus Hinds, 1844 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex hamiltonensis Tate, 1888 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex haneti Petit de la Saussaye, 1856 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex hanleyi Dautzenberg, 1887 (unaccepted)
Species Murex haustellum Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex helenae A. H. Verrill, 1953 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex hellerianus Brusina, 1866 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex hemitripterus Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted)
Species Murex heptagonatus Bronn, 1831 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex heptagonus Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex hermani Vélain, 1877 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex heros Fulton, 1936 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex hexagonus Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of M. hexagonus Gmelin, 1791; Murexsul pacaudi is a replacement name)
Species Murex hexagonus Gmelin, 1791 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex hidalgoi Crosse, 1869 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex hippocastanum R. A. Philippi, 1845 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Murex hippocastanum Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Murex hippocastanum Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, invalid: placed on the Official Index (suppressed for the Principle of Priority) by ICZN Opinion 911)
Species Murex hirasei Dautzenberg, 1915 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex hirsutus Poirier, 1883 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex histrix Roding, 1798 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex hoplites P. Fischer, 1876 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex horridus Broderip, 1833 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex horridus Brocchi, 1814; Murex broderipii is a replacement name)
Species Murex horridus Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex humilis Broderip, 1833 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex huttoniae B. M. Wright, 1878 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
Species Murex hybridus Aradas & Benoit, 1876 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 sensu Mörch, 1852 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex imbricatus Higgins & Marratt, 1877 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex imbricatus Nardo, 1847 (unaccepted)
Species Murex imbricatus Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex imperialis Swainson, 1831 (unaccepted, Invalid: junior homonym of Murex imperialis Fischer, 1807; Murex margaritensis is a replacement name)
Species Murex inca d'Orbigny, 1841 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex incisus Broderip, 1833 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex inconspicuus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex inermis G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, Invalid: junior homonym of Murex inermis Philippi, 1836; Dermomurex infrons is a replacement name)
Species Murex inermis R. A. Philippi, 1836 (unaccepted)
Species Murex infans E. A. Smith, 1884 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex inflatus Lamarck, 1822 (unaccepted, preoccupied by Murex inflatusBrocchi, 1814)
Species Murex inflatus Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex infundibulum Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex inglorius Crosse, 1865 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex inornatus Récluz, 1851 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex inornatus A. Adams, 1853 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex inornatus Récluz, 1851)
Species Murex inornatus Beyrich, 1854 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex intermedius Brocchi, 1814 (unaccepted)
Species Murex intermedius C. B. Adams, 1850 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex intermedius Brocchi, 1814; Aspella elegans is a replacement name)
Species Murex interruptus Pilkington, 1804 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex interruptus Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Murex interruptus Pilkington, 1804)
Species Murex interserratus G. B. Sowerby II, 1879 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex intortus Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex iostoma G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex iostomus A. Adams, 1853 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex islandicus Mohr, 1786 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex jamaicensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1879 (unaccepted)
Species Murex jamrachi E. von Martens, 1861 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Murex jani Doderlein, 1862 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex japonicus Dunker, 1860 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
Species Murex jatonus Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex javanus Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex jickelii Tapparone Canefri, 1875 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex jousseaumei Poirier, 1883 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex jucundus Deshayes, 1865 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex junghuhni K. Martin, 1879 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex kawamurai Shikama, 1964 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex kieneri Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex kiiensis Kira, 1959 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex kuesterianus Tapparone Canefri, 1875 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex kusterianus [sic] (unaccepted, misspelling)
Species Murex labiatus De Cristofori & Jan, 1832 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex labiosus Gray, 1828 (unaccepted > junior homonym, primary homonym of Murex labiosus Wood, 1828)
Species Murex labiosus Nardo, 1847 (unaccepted > junior homonym, not Murex labiosus W. Wood 1828; not Murex labiosus J. E. Gray, 1828)
Species Murex labiosus W. Wood, 1828 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex labrosus Bellardi & Michelotti, 1840 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex laceratum Deshayes, 1856 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
Species Murex lacerus Born, 1778 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex laciniatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex lactuca Eschscholtz, 1829 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex laevigatus Gmelin, 1791 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex lamberti Poirier, 1883 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex lamelliferus Dunker, 1871 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex lamellosus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex laminiferus Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex lampas Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex lancea Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex lappa Broderip, 1833 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex laqueatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, basionynm)
Species Murex larvaecosta Heilprin, 1886 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Murex lassaignei (Basterot, 1825) sensu Deshayes, 1835 (unaccepted, misapplication)
Species Murex latifolius Bellardi, 1872 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex latus J. Sowerby, 1813 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex lawsi P. A. Maxwell, 1971 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex lebacanus K. Martin, 1895 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex legrandi R. M. Johnston, 1880 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex lepidus Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex leucas Locard, 1897 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex leucoderma Scacchi, 1836 (unaccepted)
Species Murex levicula (Dall, 1889) (unaccepted)
Species Murex licinus Hedley & Petterd, 1906 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex lienardi Crosse, 1873 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex lignarius A. Adams, 1853 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex lignarius Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Murex lignarius Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex lignosus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex lima Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex lindajoycae Petuch, 1987 (unaccepted)
Species Murex linearis Montagu, 1803 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex lineatus Millet, 1865 † (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex lineatus Gmelin, 1791; Favartia milleti is a replacement name)
Species Murex lineatus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex lingua Dillwyn, 1817 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex Lingua-Bovis Basterot, 1825 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex linguavervecina Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex literatus [sic] (unaccepted, chresonym)
Species Murex litteratus Born, 1778 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex lividus P. P. Carpenter, 1857 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex locus Molina, 1792 (unaccepted, synoym)
Species Murex longaevus Solander, 1766 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex longicornis Dunker, 1864 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex longiroster Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex longissimus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex lophoessus Tate, 1888 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex lotorium Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex luculentus Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex lugubris Broderip, 1833 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex lyratus A. Adams, 1853 (unaccepted, invalid: junior primary homonym of Murex lyratus Gmelin, 1791)
Species Murex lyratus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex macgillivrayi Dohrn, 1862 (unaccepted)
Species Murex macgintyi M. Smith, 1938 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex macropterus Deshayes, 1839 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex maculatus Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex maculatus A. H. Verrill, 1950 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex maculatus Reeve, 1845)
Species Murex maculosus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
Species Murex magellanicus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex malabaricus E. A. Smith, 1894 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex mancinella Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, rejected by ICZN Opinion 911)
Species Murex mantelli Conrad, 1834 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex manubriatus Tate, 1888 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex marcoensis G. B. Sowerby III, 1900 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex margaritaceus Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex margaritensis Abbott, 1958 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex margariticola Broderip, 1833 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex marjoriae Melvill & Standen, 1903 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex maroccensis Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
Species Murex martinianus L. Pfeiffer, 1840 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex martinianus Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex matthewsensis Aldrich, 1886 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex maurus Broderip, 1833 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex medicago R. B. Watson, 1897 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex megacerus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex melanamathos Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex melongena Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex melonulus Lamarck, 1822 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex meneghini Libassi, 1859 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Murex messorius G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex metaxa Delle Chiaje, 1828 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex mexicanus Petit de la Saussaye, 1852 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex mexicanus Stearns, 1894 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex meyendorffii Calcara, 1845 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex michelottii Bellardi, 1873 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex microphyllus Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex micropterus Deshayes, 1835 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex miliaris Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex minax Solander, 1766 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex mindanaoensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex minima Dautzenberg, 1910 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex minimus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex minor Euthyme, 1889 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex mitraeformis Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex mitriformis W. Wood, 1828 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex mitriformis G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex mitriformis Wood, 1828; Pteropurpura incurvispina Kilburn, 1970, is a replacement name)
Species Murex monachus Crosse, 1862 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex monoceros G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex monoceros d'Orbigny, 1841 (unaccepted, treated by Tryon (1880) as a junior homonym of Murex monoceros G.B. Sowerby II, 1841; M. fontainei is a replacement name)
Species Murex monodon G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex monodon Eschscholtz, 1829 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex monospinosus Serradell, 1912 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex moquinianus Duval, 1853 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex moriformis Lesson, 1844 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex morio Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex morum Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex motacilla Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex multicostatus Eschscholtz, 1829 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex multicostatus Pecchioli, 1864 † (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex multicostatus Eschscholtz, 1829; Muricopsis neocostatus is a replacement name)
Species Murex multicrispatus Dunker, 1869 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex multifrondosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1879 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex multiplicatus G. B. Sowerby III, 1895 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex multispinosus G. B. Sowerby III, 1904 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex multistriatus Deshayes, 1865 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex mulus Dillwyn, 1817 (unaccepted)
Species Murex mundus Reeve, 1849 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex muricatus Montagu, 1803 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex nassa Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex nebula Montagu, 1803 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex neomagensis Fontannes, 1879 † (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex nerei Dillwyn, 1817 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex neritoideus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Murex neritoideus Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Murex neritoideus Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex neritoideus Chemnitz, 1788 (unaccepted, Unavailable name: published in non-binominal work)
Species Murex nexilis Solander, 1766 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex nigrescens G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex nigrispinosus Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex nigrita R. A. Philippi, 1845 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
Species Murex nigritus R. A. Philippi, 1845 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex nitens A. Adams, 1854 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Murex nitidus Broderip, 1833 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex nitidus Pilkington, 1804)
Species Murex niveus A. Adams, 1853 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex niveus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
Species Murex nodatus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex nodatus Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex nodatus Gmelin, 1791)
Species Murex nodosus Borson, 1825 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex nodularius Lamarck, 1803 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex nodulatus G. Young & Bird, 1828 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex noduliferus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, basioynm)
Species Murex nodulosus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex norrisii Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex novazelandiae G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex nubilus G. B. Sowerby II, 1860 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
Species Murex nuceus Mörch, 1850 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex nucula Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted)
Species Murex nuttalli Conrad, 1837 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex nuttingi Dall, 1896 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex nux Reeve, 1846 (unaccepted)
Species Murex nysti Koenen, 1867 † (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex nysti Rouault, 1850; Pterynopsis prosopeion is a replacement name)
Species Murex obeliscus (Bruguière, 1792) (unaccepted)
Species Murex obeliscus A. Adams, 1853 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex oblongus Grateloup, 1833 † (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex oblongus Brocchi, 1814; Murex suboblongus is a replacement name)
Species Murex oblongus Brocchi, 1814 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex obtusus G. B. Sowerby II, 1879 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex obtusus Bellardi, 1872)
Species Murex obtusus G. B. Sowerby III, 1894 (unaccepted)
Species Murex octogonus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex octogonus G. B. Sowerby II, 1860 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex octogonus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833; M. sowerbyi Kobelt, 1877 is a replacement name)
Species Murex octonus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted > unavailable name, mentioned in synonymy)
Species Murex octonus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex oculatus Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex olearium Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
Species Murex oligocanthus Euthyme, 1889 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex olssoni E. H. Vokes, 1967 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex orbignianus Risso, 1826 (unaccepted)
Species Murex osseus Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex ostrearum Conrad, 1846 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex oxyacantha Broderip, 1833 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex pachystirus Tate, 1888 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex pagodus A. Adams, 1853 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex painei Dall, 1904 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex pairodoa Risso, 1826 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
Species Murex pallidus Broderip, 1833 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex palmarosae Lamarck, 1822 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex palmiferus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex panamicus Petuch, 1990 (unaccepted)
Species Murex papilla W. Wood, 1828 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex parthenopeus Salis Marschlins, 1793 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex partschi M. Hörnes, 1853 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex patagiatus Hedley, 1912 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex patagonicus d'Orbigny, 1841 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex pauper R. B. Watson, 1883 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex pauperculus C. B. Adams, 1850 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex pauxillus A. Adams, 1854 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex pazi Crosse, 1869 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex peasei Tryon, 1880 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex pecchiolianus d'Ancona, 1871 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex pele Pilsbry, 1918 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex pellucidus Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex penchinati Crosse, 1861 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex peramangus Ludbrook, 1941 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex percoides Löbbecke, 1879 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Murex pereger Brugnone, 1873 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex peritus Hinds, 1844 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex perlongus Bellardi, 1873 † (unaccepted)
Species Murex permaestus Hedley, 1915 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex perpulcher Bellardi, 1873 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex perron Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex peruvianus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex peruvianus Lamarck, 1816)
Species Murex peruvianus Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex perversus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex petri Dall, 1900 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex philippii Monterosato, 1872 (unaccepted, secondary junior homonym of Fusus philippii Jonas, 1846, and F. philippi Michelotti, 1847)
Species Murex pholidotus R. B. Watson, 1883 (unaccepted)
Species Murex phyllopterus Lamarck, 1822 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex pictus W. Wood, 1828 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex pileare Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex pinnatus Swainson, 1822 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Murex pinniger Broderip, 1833 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex pinnuliferus Reeve, 1842 (unaccepted, unnecessary replacement name)
Species Murex pirotecus De Gregorio, 1885 (unaccepted)
Species Murex pistacia Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Murex planiliratus Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex plateaui Cossmann, 1907 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex pleurotomoides Reeve, 1845 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Murex plicatilis Deshayes, 1835 † (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Murex plicatus W. Wood, 1818 (unaccepted)
Species Murex plicatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Murex plicatus Gmelin, 1791; M. elenensis is a replacement name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
masculine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Murex Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138196 on 2023-06-06
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 746 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Aranea Perry, 1810) Perry, G. (1810). Arcana, or the Museum of Natural History, containing the most recent discussed objects embellished with coloured plates and corresponding descriptions; with extracts related to animals and remarks of celebrated travellers combining a general survey of nature. George Smeeton, London. 7-100, plates 1-15. [details]   

original description  (of Acupurpura Jousseaume, 1880) Jousseaume, F. P. (1880). Division méthodique de la famille des Purpuridés. <em>Le Naturaliste.</em> 2(42): 335-338., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33928744
page(s): 335 [details]   

original description  (of Tubicauda Jousseaume, 1880) Jousseaume, F. P. (1880). Division méthodique de la famille des Purpuridés. <em>Le Naturaliste.</em> 2(42): 335-338., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33928744
page(s): 335 [details]   

original description  (of Muricites Schlotheim, 1820 †) Schlotheim, E. F. von. (1820). Die Petrefactenkunde auf ihrem jetztigen Standpunkte durch die Beschreibung seiner Sammlung versteinerter und fossiler Überreste des Thier- und Pflanzenreichs der Vorwelt. Becker, Gotha, lxii + 437 pp., available online at http://books.google.at/books/about/Die_Petrefactenkunde_auf_ihrem_jetzigen.html?id=4SQ-AAAAcAAJ&redir_esc=y [details]  OpenAccess publication 

taxonomy source Houart, R. (2014). <i>Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.  [details]   

additional source Ponder W.F. & Vokes E.H. (1988) A revision of the Indo-West Pacific fossil and Recent species of <i>Murex</i> s.s. and <i>Haustellum</i> (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae). <i>Records of the Australian Museum</i> suppl.8: 1-160., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Ponder-and-Vokes-1988-Rec-Aust-Mus-Suppl-8-1160/ [details]   

additional source 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]   
 
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Murex tribulus
 Murex tribulus
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Murex tribulus
 Murex tribulus
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