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Murex
Taxonomy
Murex was named by Linnaeus (1758) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 700]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Muricidae by Martin (1904), Grant, IV and Gale (1931), Oostingh (1935), Turner (1938), Mukerjee (1939), Gardner (1947), Harris and Palmer (1947), Gardner (1948), Ladd (1977), Ladd (1982), Wienrich (2001), Harzhauser (2002), Vera-Peláez et al. (2004); and to Muricinae by MacNeil (1960), Perrilliat (1987), Vokes (1989), Robba et al. (1989), Wilson (1994), Harzhauser (2004), Landau et al. (2007).
It was assigned to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Muricidae by Martin (1904), Grant, IV and Gale (1931), Oostingh (1935), Turner (1938), Mukerjee (1939), Gardner (1947), Harris and Palmer (1947), Gardner (1948), Ladd (1977), Ladd (1982), Wienrich (2001), Harzhauser (2002), Vera-Peláez et al. (2004); and to Muricinae by MacNeil (1960), Perrilliat (1987), Vokes (1989), Robba et al. (1989), Wilson (1994), Harzhauser (2004), Landau et al. (2007).
Species
M. (Murex) (syn. M. (Acupurpura)), M. (Promurex), M. (Rhinocantha), M. (Subpterynotus), M. (Tubicauda), M. asteriscus, M. bifrons, M. camplytropis, M. cancellinus, M. cingulatus, M. clathratus, M. colubrinus, M. concinnus, M. contabulatus, M. cowlitzensis, M. crowfootii, M. davisi, M. didymus, M. fluctuosus, M. frondosus, M. grooti, M. hamiltonensis, M. junghuhni, M. kellumi, M. lignarius, M. macgillivrayi, M. manubriatus, M. minutus, M. mississippiensis, M. nodularius, M. pachystirus, M. packardi, M. paradoxicus, M. pondicherriensis, M. prionotus, M. pseudonystii, M. reedi, M. reticulosus, M. rhysus, M. sandersoni, M. scorpionius, M. sopenahensis, M. spinacostatas, M. striatulus, M. textiliosus, M. torturosus, M. trinchinopolitensis, M. trinodosus, M. tripterus, M. tubifer, M. viperinus, M. wadiai
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. abbatiae, M. aciculata, M. aduncospinosus, M. adustus, M. aldrichi, M. angulatus, M. angulifer, M. anguliferus, M. arakanensis, M. arrakensis, M. asianus, M. bantamensis, M. bantamensis, M. bataviana, M. bellegladeensis, M. bellegladensis, M. bilineatus, M. brevispina, M. calcar, M. carinella, M. citimus, M. corallina, M. cornerectus, M. decussata, M. decussatus, M. edwardsi, M. engonata, M. forskoehlii, M. friedbergi, M. fulvenscens, M. fusates, M. globosus, M. gosportensis, M. guppyi, M. haudmuticus, M. hoplites, M. innexus, M. inornatus, M. inornatus, M. laciniatus, M. laevavaricosus, M. longus, M. macgillierayi, M. mansfieldi, M. messoriusi, M. microphyllus, M. migus, M. millvillensis, M. miscowicki, M. multilamellosus, M. multispinosus, M. multispinosus, M. nanus, M. nasongoensis, M. pallaryi, M. partschi, M. partsehi, M. pecten, M. pennaei, M. pleurotomoides, M. prestensis, M. pseudophyllopterus, M. purpruoides, M. pustulatus, M. pyknos, M. radix, M. recurvirostris, M. renieri, M. retirostris, M. rigidus, M. rubigonosus, M. rufus, M. ruthrae, M. rutteni, M. sabaudianus, M. saplisi, M. saxatilis, M. septemnarius, M. sobrinus, M. sondeiamus, M. sondeianus, M. spinieosta, M. subtorulcirius, M. talahabensis, M. taurinensis, M. tenuirostrum, M. ternispina, M. ternispira, M. tortuosus, M. trapa, M. trapa, M. triangularis, M. tribulus, M. tribulus, M. tritonopsis, M. trophoniformis, M. troscheli, M. tumulosus, M. vanuxemi, M. variscosus, M. verbeeki, M. virgineus
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1758 | Murex Linnaeus |
| 1904 | Murex Martin p. 203 |
| 1931 | Murex Grant, IV and Gale p. 704 |
| 1935 | Murex Oostingh p. 64 |
| 1938 | Murex Turner p. 80 |
| 1939 | Murex Mukerjee p. 61 |
| 1947 | Murex Gardner p. 516 |
| 1947 | Murex Harris and Palmer p. 337 |
| 1948 | Murex Gardner p. 218 |
| 1960 | Murex MacNeil p. 62 |
| 1977 | Murex Ladd p. 36 |
| 1982 | Murex Ladd p. 42 |
| 1987 | Murex Perrilliat p. 16 |
| 1989 | Murex Robba et al. p. 78 |
| 1989 | Murex Vokes p. 24 |
| 1994 | Murex Wilson p. 31 |
| 2001 | Murex Wienrich p. 468 |
| 2002 | Murex Harzhauser p. 93 |
| 2002 | Murex Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Murex Harzhauser p. 136 |
| 2004 | Murex Vera-Peláez et al. p. 258 |
| 2007 | Murex Landau et al. p. 3 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Murex Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Murex (Murex) Linnaeus 1758
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Murex (Murex) antillarum Hinds 1844
†Murex (Murex) chipolanus Dall 1890
†Murex (Murex) djarianensis Martin 1895
†Murex (Murex) nicholsi Gardner 1947
†Murex (Murex) quirosensis Hodson 1931
†Murex (Murex) toreia Maury 1925
Murex (Murex) troscheli Liscke 1868
Invalid names: Murex (Acupurpura) [synonym]
Subg. Murex (Promurex) Ponder and Vokes 1988
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Murex (Promurex) antelmei Viader 1938
†Murex (Promurex) spinicosta Bronn 1831
Subg. Murex (Rhinocantha) Adams 1853
Subg. Murex (Subpterynotus) Olsson and Harbison 1953
Subg. Murex (Tubicauda)
†Murex asteriscus Tate 1888
†Murex bifrons Tate 1888
†Murex camplytropis Tate 1888
†Murex cancellinus Lamarck 1803
†Murex cingulatus Lamarck 1803
†Murex clathratus Lamarck 1803
†Murex colubrinus Lamarck 1803
†Murex concinnus Reeve 1845
†Murex contabulatus Lamarck 1803
†Murex cowlitzensis Weaver 1912
†Murex crowfootii Wood 1879
†Murex davisi Richards 1943
†Murex didymus Tate 1888
†Murex fluctuosus Forbes 1846
†Murex frondosus Lamarck 1803
†Murex grooti Jenkins 1864
†Murex hamiltonensis Tate 1888
†Murex junghuhni Martin 1879
†Murex kellumi Richards 1943
Murex lignarius Adams 1853
†Murex macgillivrayi Dohrn 1862
†Murex manubriatus Tate 1888
†Murex minutus Johnston 1879
†Murex mississippiensis Conrad 1848
†Murex nodularius Lamarck 1803
Murex pachystirus Tate 1888
†Murex packardi Dickerson 1915
†Murex paradoxicus Jenkins 1864
†Murex pondicherriensis Forbes 1846
†Murex prionotus Tate 1888
†Murex pseudonystii Wood 1879
†Murex reedi Wood 1877
†Murex reticulosus Lamarck 1803
†Murex rhysus Tate 1888
†Murex sandersoni Cox 1930
†Murex scorpionius Olsson 1930
†Murex sopenahensis Weaver 1912
Murex spinacostatas Valenciennes 1858
†Murex striatulus Lamarck 1803
†Murex textiliosus Lamarck 1803
†Murex torturosus Sowerby 1823
†Murex trinchinopolitensis Forbes 1846
†Murex trinodosus Tate 1888
Murex tripterus Born 1778
†Murex tubifer Lamarck 1803
†Murex viperinus Lamarck 1803
†Murex wadiai Cox 1930
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available