Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative spellings: Hexaplex (Muricanthus), Murex (Muricantha), Murex (Muricanthus), Muricantha
Parent taxon: Muricidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Harzhauser 2002, Harzhauser et al. 2009, Schnetler and Palm 2008, Sepkoski 2002, Vokes 1968, Vredenburg 1921 and Vredenburg 1925
Sister taxa: Acanthotrophon, Aspella, Atractodon, Attiliosa, Austrotrophon, Babelomurex, Boreotrophon, Calothrophon, Calotrophon, Cathymorula, Coralliophilinae, Crassimurex, Cymia, Dermomurex, Drupinae, Eofavartia, Ergalataxinae, Favartia, Hadriania, Haustrinae, Heteropurpura, Hexaplex, Homalocantha, Jaton, Lyrotyphis, Mexacanthina, Monoceros, Morula, Murexiella, Murexsul, Muricidea, Muricinae, Muricopsinae, Muricopsis, Murotriton, Nucella, Nucellopsis, Ocenebra, Ocenebrinae, Ocinebrina, Ocinebrinae, Odontopolys, Orania, Pagodula, Phyllocoma, Ponderia, Pterochelus, Pteropurpura, Pterorhytis, Pterotyphis, Pterymarchia, Pterynotus, Purpura, Purpurellus, Pygmaepterys, Rapaninae, Reishia, Shaskyus, Siphonochelus, Sohliina, Spinidrupa, Spinucella, Thaidinae, Thais, Trachypollia, Tripterotyphinae, Tritonaliinae, Trophoninae, Typhinae, Typhinellus, Typhis, Vitularia, Yasila, Yunomys
Subtaxa: Murex (Muricantha) iravadicus Muricantha ighinae Muricanthus ambiguus Muricanthus callidinus Muricanthus nigritus Muricanthus princeps Muricanthus radix
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (4 collections)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Greece (2), India (1)
• Oligocene of Myanmar (2), Pakistan (1)
• Eocene of Bulgaria (1)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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