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Genus of gastropods
Muricanthus
Muricanthus radix
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Caenogastropoda
Order:
Neogastropoda
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Muricanthus
Swainson , 1840
[1]
Type species
Murex radix Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms
[2]
Aaronia Verrill, 1950
Centronotus Swainson, 1833
Hexaplex (Muricanthus) Swainson, 1840
Murex (Aaronia) A. H. Verrill, 1950
Murex (Centronotus) Swainson, 1833 (invalid: junior homonym of Centronotus Schneider, 1801 [Pisces])
Murex (Muricantha) P. Fischer, 1884 (unjustified emendation)
Murex (Muricanthus) Swainson, 1840 (original rank)
Muricanthus is a
genus of
sea snails ,
marine
gastropod
mollusks in the
family
Muricidae , the murex snails or rock snails.
[2]
The name Muricanthus was previously considered a synonym of Hexaplex (Muricanthus) Swainson, 1840 represented as
Hexaplex Perry, 1810
[3]
Species
Species within the genus Muricanthus :
Species brought into synonymy
Muricanthus kusterianus (Tapparone-Canefri, 1875) : synonym of
Hexaplex kuesterianus (Tapparone-Canefri, 1875)
Muricanthus princeps (Broderip, 1833) : synonym of
Hexaplex princeps (Broderip, 1833)
Muricanthus trippae Petuch, 1991 : synonym of
Hexaplex fulvescens (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)
Muricanthus varius (G.B. Sowerby I, 1834) :
[4] synonym of
Chicoreus varius (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)
Muricanthus virgineus (Röding, 1798) : synonym of
Chicoreus virgineus (Röding, 1798)
References
Verrill, A.H. (1950). A new Murex from the West Indies. Minutes of the Conchological Club of Southern California. 103: 4–5.
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