WoRMS taxon details
Muricanthus radix (Gmelin, 1791)
406198 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:406198)
accepted
Species
Hexaplex (Muricanthus) ambiguus (Reeve, 1845) · unaccepted
Hexaplex (Muricanthus) radix (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Hexaplex ambiguus (Reeve, 1845) · unaccepted
Hexaplex radix (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Murex ambiguus Reeve, 1845 · unaccepted (original combination)
Murex radix Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (original combination)
Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Murex radix Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3527 [details]
page(s): 3527 [details]
Distribution Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Sur to the southern Gulf of California to Paita, Peru.
Distribution Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Sur to the southern Gulf of California to Paita, Peru. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Muricanthus radix (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=406198 on 2025-07-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex ambiguus Reeve, 1845) Reeve, L. A. (1845-1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica: or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pls 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, January 1845; pl. 2-4, April 1845; pl. 5-12, May 1845; pl. 13-22, June 1845; pl. 23-32, August 1845; pl. 33-34, October 1845; pl. 35-36, April 1846; supplementary pl. 1, June 1849]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118364
page(s): pl. 13, species no. 51 [details]
original description (of Murex radix Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3527 [details]
basis of record Houart, R. & Wiedrick, S.G. (2021). Review of <i>Muricanthus</i> Swainson, 1840 and some Recent species assigned to <i>Hexaplex</i> s.s. Perry, 1810, <i>Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis)</i> Cossmann, 1921 and <i>Phyllonotus</i> Swainson, 1833. <em>Novapex.</em> 22(1-2): 25-42.
page(s): 34, figs 2C, 9, 10A-K [details]
page(s): pl. 13, species no. 51 [details]
original description (of Murex radix Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3527 [details]
basis of record Houart, R. & Wiedrick, S.G. (2021). Review of <i>Muricanthus</i> Swainson, 1840 and some Recent species assigned to <i>Hexaplex</i> s.s. Perry, 1810, <i>Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis)</i> Cossmann, 1921 and <i>Phyllonotus</i> Swainson, 1833. <em>Novapex.</em> 22(1-2): 25-42.
page(s): 34, figs 2C, 9, 10A-K [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Bahia Magdalena, Baja California Sur to the southern Gulf of California to Paita, Peru. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | root murex [from synonym]radish murex [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Wurzelschnecke [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Hexaplex radix (Gmelin, 1791))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Hexaplex ambiguus (Reeve, 1845))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845))
To Conchology (Hexaplex ambiguus) (from synonym Hexaplex ambiguus (Reeve, 1845))
To Conchology (Hexaplex radix) (from synonym Hexaplex radix (Gmelin, 1791))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hexaplex radix) (from synonym Hexaplex radix (Gmelin, 1791))
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Hexaplex radix (Gmelin, 1791))
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Murex radix Gmelin, 1791)
To Malacopics (Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845) Mexico, Sinaloa, Mazatlán, by shrimper, ex coll. ... (from synonym Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845))
To Malacopics (Muricanthus radix (Gmelin, 1791) Ecuador, Guayas, off Playas, trawled by shrimper, e...
To Malacopics (Muricanthus radix (Gmelin, 1791) Panama, Panamá, Isla Venado, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 877591 Dorsal) (from synonym Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Murex radix Gmelin, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Hexaplex radix (Gmelin, 1791))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Hexaplex ambiguus (Reeve, 1845))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845))
To Conchology (Hexaplex ambiguus) (from synonym Hexaplex ambiguus (Reeve, 1845))
To Conchology (Hexaplex radix) (from synonym Hexaplex radix (Gmelin, 1791))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hexaplex radix) (from synonym Hexaplex radix (Gmelin, 1791))
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Hexaplex radix (Gmelin, 1791))
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Murex radix Gmelin, 1791)
To Malacopics (Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845) Mexico, Sinaloa, Mazatlán, by shrimper, ex coll. ... (from synonym Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845))
To Malacopics (Muricanthus radix (Gmelin, 1791) Ecuador, Guayas, off Playas, trawled by shrimper, e...
To Malacopics (Muricanthus radix (Gmelin, 1791) Panama, Panamá, Isla Venado, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 877591 Dorsal) (from synonym Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Murex radix Gmelin, 1791)
