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Muregina

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Muregina was named by Vermeij (1998) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1272]. It is extant. Its type is Murex lugubris.

It was assigned to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ocenebrinae by Vermeij (1998) and DeVries (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Muregina Vermeij pp. 858 - 860
2002Muregina Sepkoski
2005Muregina DeVries p. 279

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyOcenebrinaeCossmann 1903
genusMuregina

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. Muregina Vermeij 1998
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Muregina carlosmithi DeVries 2005
Muregina lugubris Broderip 1833
Muregina marijkeae DeVries 2005
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. J. Vermeij 1998Ocenebrine muricid with six to nine bladelike or abaperturally curved varices and five primary cords on the last whorl, a labral tooth between the apertural ends of the two basal cords, and a sealed canal.