Family ID:
38
Family Name:
Muricidae
Class:
GASTROPODA, Cuvier, 1797
Author, Year:
Rafinèsque, 1815
Last update:
2016-05-16 10:28:56

Subfamilies [7]

Coralliophilinae Chenu, 1859 [55]
Ergalataxinae Kuroda & Habe, 1971 [45]
Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815 [43]
Muricopsinae Radwin & D'Attilio, 1971 [16]
Pagodulinae (Verco, 1909) [3]
Rapaninae Gray, 1853 [25]
Typhinae Cossmann, 1903 [4]

Family [& Subfamilies] Species [181]

Aspella mauritiana Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976 / Muricinae
Aspella producta (Pease, 1861) / Muricinae
Aspella vokesiana Houart, 1983 / Muricinae
Babelomurex cariniferoides (Shikama, 1966) / Coralliophilinae
Babelomurex deburghiae (Reeve, 1857) / Coralliophilinae
Babelomurex diadema (A. Adams, 1854) / Coralliophilinae
Babelomurex finchii (Fulton, 1930) / Coralliophilinae
Babelomurex gemmatus (Shikama, 1966) / Coralliophilinae
Babelomurex helenae (Azuma, 1973) / Coralliophilinae
Babelomurex japonicus (Dunker, 1882) / Coralliophilinae
Babelomurex kinoshitai (Fulton, 1930) / Coralliophilinae
Babelomurex lischkeanus (Dunker, 1882) / Coralliophilinae
Babelomurex nagahorii (Kosuge, 1980) / Coralliophilinae
Babelomurex nakamigawai (Kuroda, 1959) / Coralliophilinae
Babelomurex princeps (Melvill, 1912) / Coralliophilinae
Babelomurex problematicus (Kosuge, 1980) / Coralliophilinae
Babelomurex tosanus (Hirase, 1908) / Coralliophilinae
Babelomurex tumidus (Kosuge, 1980) / Coralliophilinae
Babelomurex winckworthi (Fulton, 1930) / Coralliophilinae
Babelomurex yumimarumai Kosuge, 1985 / Coralliophilinae
Chicomurex laciniatus (Sowerby II, 1841) / Muricinae
Chicomurex rosadoi Houart, 1999 / Muricinae
Chicomurex turschi (Houart, 1981) / Muricinae
Chicomurex venustulus (Rehder & Wilson, 1975) / Muricinae [3]
Chicoreus aculeatus (Lamarck, 1822) / Muricinae
Chicoreus bourguignati (Poirier, 1883) / Muricinae
Chicoreus brunneus (Link, 1807) / Muricinae
Chicoreus crosnieri Houart, 1985 / Muricinae
Chicoreus elisae Bozzetti, 1991 / Muricinae
Chicoreus fosterorum Houart, 1989 / Muricinae
Chicoreus groschi Vokes, 1978 / Muricinae [3]
Chicoreus litos Vokes, 1978 / Muricinae
Chicoreus microphyllus (Lamarck, 1816) / Muricinae
Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822) / Muricinae
Chicoreus ramosus (Linnaeus, 1758) / Muricinae [2]
Chicoreus saulii (Sowerby II, 1841) / Muricinae
Chicoreus torrefactus (Sowerby II, 1841) / Muricinae
Coralliophila abnormis (E. A. Smith, 1878) / Coralliophilinae
Coralliophila bulbiformis (Conrad, 1837) / Coralliophilinae
Coralliophila clatrata (A. Adams, 1854) / Coralliophilinae
Coralliophila costularis (Lamarck, 1816) / Coralliophilinae
Coralliophila curta (Sowerby III, 1894) / Coralliophilinae
Coralliophila erosa (Röding, 1798) / Coralliophilinae
Coralliophila fragosa E. A. Smith, 1910 / Coralliophilinae
Coralliophila fritschi (von Martens, 1874) / Coralliophilinae
Coralliophila monodonta (Blainville, 1832) / Coralliophilinae
Coralliophila persica Melvill, 1897 / Coralliophilinae
Coralliophila pulchella (A. Adams, 1854) / Coralliophilinae
Coralliophila radula (A. Adams, 1855) / Coralliophilinae
Coralliophila rubrococcinea Melvill & Standen, 1901 / Coralliophilinae
Coralliophila solutistoma Kuroda & Shikama in Shikama, 1966 / Coralliophilinae
Coralliophila squamosissima (E. A. Smith, 1876) / Coralliophilinae
Coralliophila violacea (Kiener, 1836) / Coralliophilinae [1]
Coralliophilla caroleae D'Attilio & Myers, 1984 / Coralliophilinae
Cytharomorula ambonensis (Houart, 1996) / Ergalataxinae [1]
Cytharomorula grayi (Dall, 1889) / Ergalataxinae
Cytharomorula paucimaculata (Sowerby III, 1903) / Ergalataxinae
Drupa clathrata (Lamarck, 1816) / Rapaninae
Drupa morum Röding, 1798 / Rapaninae
Drupa ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758) / Rapaninae [1]
Drupa rubusidaeus Röding, 1798 / Rapaninae
Drupella cornus (Röding, 1798) / Ergalataxinae [1]
Drupella fragum (Blainville, 1832) / Ergalataxinae
Drupella margariticola (Broderip & Sowerby, 1833) / Ergalataxinae [1]
Drupella rugosa (Born, 1778) / Ergalataxinae
Drupina lobata (Blainville, 1832) / Rapaninae [1]
Emozamia licina (Hedley & Petterd, 1906) / Coralliophilinae
Enixotrophon obtuselirata (Schepman, 1911) / Pagodulinae
Enixotrophon plicilaminatus (Verco, 1909) / Pagodulinae
Enixotrphon pulchella (Schepman, 1911) / Pagodulinae
Ergalatax contracta (Reeve, 1846) / Ergalataxinae
Ergalatax heptagonalis (Reeve, 1846) / Ergalataxinae
Favartia (Pygmaepteris) isabelae Houart & Rosado, 2008 / Muricopsinae [5]
Favartia brevicula (Sowerby II, 1834) / Muricopsinae
Favartia crouchi (Sowerby III, 1894) / Muricopsinae
Favartia cyclostoma (Sowerby II, 1841) / Muricopsinae
Favartia guamensis Emerson & D'Attilio, 1979 / Muricopsinae [3]
Favartia maculata (Reeve, 1845) / Muricopsinae
Favartia minataurus Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976 / Muricopsinae
Favartia natalensis (E. A. Smith, 1906) / Muricopsinae
Favartia rosamiae D'Attilio & Myers, 1985 / Muricopsinae
Haustellum fallax (Smith, 1901) / Muricinae
Haustellum langleitae Houart, 1993 / Muricinae
Hirtomurex filiaregis (Kurohara, 1959) / Coralliophilinae
Hirtomurex kawamurai (Shikama, 1978) / Coralliophilinae
Homalocantha anatomica (Perry, 1811) / Muricopsinae
Indothais blanfordi (Melvill, 1893) / Rapaninae
Indothais lacera (Born, 1778) / Rapaninae
Laevithyphis transcurrens (von Martens, 1902) / Typhinae
Lataxiena fimbriata (Hinds, 1844) / Ergalataxinae
Lataxiena habropenos Houart, 1995 / Ergalataxinae
Latiaxis mawae (Gray , 1834) / Coralliophilinae
Latiaxis nakamigawai io Kilburn, 1974 / Coralliophilinae
Leptoconchus lamarckii (Deshayes, 1863) / Coralliophilinae
Leptoconchus peronii (Lamarck, 1818) / Coralliophilinae
Maculotriton serriale (Deshayes, 1834) / Ergalataxinae
Magilus antiquus Montfort, 1810 / Coralliophilinae
Mancinella alouina (Röding, 1798) / Rapaninae
Mancinella armigera Link, 1807 / Rapaninae
Mancinella echinulata (Lamarck, 1822) / Rapaninae
Mancinella herberti (Houart, 1998) / Rapaninae
Menathais intermedia (Kiener, 1936) / Rapaninae
Menathais tuberosa (Röding, 1798) / Rapaninae
Mipus brinkae Kosuge, 1992 / Coralliophilinae
Mipus crebrilamellosus (Sowerby III, 1913) / Coralliophilinae
Mipus gyratus (Hinds, 1844) / Coralliophilinae
Mipus matsumotoi Kosuge, 1985 / Coralliophilinae
Mipus miyukiae Kosuge, 1985 / Coralliophilinae
Mipus vicdani (Kosuge, 1980) / Coralliophilinae
Morula (Azumamorula) mutica (Lamarck, 1816) / Ergalataxinae
Morula (Habromorula) ambrosia (Houart, 1995) / Ergalataxinae
Morula (Habromorula) bicatenata (Reeve, 1846) / Ergalataxinae
Morula (Habromorula) biconica (Blainville, 1832) / Ergalataxinae
Morula (Habromorula) coronata (H. Adams, 1869) / Ergalataxinae [3]
Morula (Habromorula) dichrous (Tapparone-Canefri, 1880) / Ergalataxinae
Morula (Habromorula) spinosa (H. & A. Adams, 1853) / Ergalataxinae
Morula (Habromorula) striata (Pease, 1868) / Ergalataxinae [1]
Morula (Morula) anaxares (Kiener, 1836) / Ergalataxinae
Morula (Morula) aspera (Lamarck, 1816) / Ergalataxinae [1]
Morula (Morula) echinata (Reeve, 1846) / Ergalataxinae
Morula (Morula) rodgersi Houart, 2000 / Ergalataxinae
Morula (Morula) rumphiusi Houart, 1996 / Ergalataxinae
Morula (Morula) uva (Röding, 1798) / Ergalataxinae
Murex africanus Ponder & Vokes, 1988 / Muricinae
Murex brevispina brevispina Lamarck, 1822 / Muricinae
Murex pecten Lightfoot, 1786 / Muricinae
Murex trapa Röding, 1798 / Muricinae
Murex tribulus Linnaeus, 1758 / Muricinae
Murexsul tokubeii marianae (Houart, 2003) / Muricopsinae
Muricodrupa fenestrata (Blainville, 1832) / Ergalataxinae
Muricodrupa fiscella (Gmelin, 1791) / Ergalataxinae
Naquetia barclayi (Reeve, 1858) / Muricinae
Naquetia cumingii (A. Adams, 1853) / Muricinae
Naquetia vokesae (Houart, 1986) / Muricinae
Nassa francolina (Bruguière, 1789) / Rapaninae [2]
Neothais marginatra (Blainville, 1832) / Rapaninae
Orania corallina (Melvill & Standen, 1903) / Ergalataxinae
Orania fischeriana (Tapparone Canefri, 1882) / Ergalataxinae
Orania mixta Houart, 1995 / Ergalataxinae
Orania ornamentata Houart, 1995 / Ergalataxinae
Orania pacifica (Nakayama, 1988) / Ergalataxinae
Orania rosadoi Houart, 1998 / Ergalataxinae
Orania rosea Houart, 1996 / Ergalataxinae
Pascula muricata (Reeve, 1846) / Ergalataxinae
Pascula ochrostoma (Blainville, 1832) / Ergalataxinae
Pascula ozenneana (Crosse, 1861) / Ergalataxinae
Pazinotus brevisplendoris (Houart, 1985) / Muricopsinae
Phrygiomurex sculptilis (Reeve, 1844) / Ergalataxinae
Phyllocoma convoluta (Broderip, 1833) / Muricinae
Pinaxia versicolor (Gray, 1839) / Rapaninae
Pterynotus albobrunneus Bertsch & D'Attilio, 1980 / Muricinae
Pterynotus barclayanus (H. Adams, 1873) / Muricinae
Pterynotus bipinnatus ( Reeve, 1845) / Muricinae
Pterynotus elongatus (Lightfoot, 1786) / Muricinae
Pterynotus martinetanus (Röding, 1798) / Muricinae
Pterynotus tripterus (Born, 1778) / Muricinae
Purpura bufo Lamarck, 1822 / Rapaninae
Purpura persica (Linnaeus, 1758) / Rapaninae
Rapa bulbiformis Sowerby II, 1870 / Coralliophilinae
Rapa incurva (Dunker, 1852) / Coralliophilinae
Rapa rapa (Linnaeus, 1758) / Coralliophilinae
Rapana rapiformis (Born, 1778) / Rapaninae
Rhizochilus antipathum Steenstrup, 1850 / Coralliophilinae
Semiricinula nodosa (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) / Rapaninae
Semiricinula squamigera (Deshayes, 1832) / Rapaninae
Semiricinula tissoti (Petit, 1852) / Rapaninae
Siphonochelus japonicus (A. Adams, 1863) / Typhinae
Siphonochelus rosadoi Houart, 1999 / Typhinae
Spinidrupa euracantha (A. Adams, 1853) / Ergalataxinae
Spinidrupa infans (E. A. Smith, 1884) / Ergalataxinae [5]
Tenguella granulata (Duclos, 1832) / Ergalataxinae
Tenguella musiva (Kiener, 1835) / Ergalataxinae
Thalessa aculeata (Deshayes, 1844) / Rapaninae
Thalessa savignyi (Deshayes, 1844) / Rapaninae
Typhinellus amoenus Houart, 1994 / Typhinae
Vexilla vexillum (Gmelin, 1791) / Rapaninae
Vitularia crenifer (Montrouzier, 1861) / Muricopsinae
Vitularia miliaris (Gmelin, 1791) / Muricopsinae
Vokesimurex dolichourus (Ponder & Vokes, 1988) / Muricinae
Vokesimurex gallinago fernandesi (Houart, 1990) / Muricinae
Vokesimurex purdyae (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976) / Muricinae

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