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Muricanthus
Taxonomy
Muricanthus was named by Swainson (1840) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Murex (Muricantha) by Vredenburg (1921) and Vredenburg (1925); it was reranked as Murex (Muricanthus) by Kojumdgieva and Strachimirov (1960); it was synonymized subjectively with Hexaplex by Vokes (1968); it was reranked as Hexaplex (Muricanthus) by Janssen (1978); it was corrected as Muricantha by Harzhauser et al. (2009).
It was assigned to Murex by Vredenburg (1921), Vredenburg (1925) and Kojumdgieva and Strachimirov (1960); to Hexaplex by Janssen (1978); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Muricidae by Todd (2001) and Harzhauser et al. (2009).
It was reranked as Murex (Muricantha) by Vredenburg (1921) and Vredenburg (1925); it was reranked as Murex (Muricanthus) by Kojumdgieva and Strachimirov (1960); it was synonymized subjectively with Hexaplex by Vokes (1968); it was reranked as Hexaplex (Muricanthus) by Janssen (1978); it was corrected as Muricantha by Harzhauser et al. (2009).
It was assigned to Murex by Vredenburg (1921), Vredenburg (1925) and Kojumdgieva and Strachimirov (1960); to Hexaplex by Janssen (1978); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Muricidae by Todd (2001) and Harzhauser et al. (2009).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1840 | Muricanthus Swainson |
| 1921 | Murex (Muricantha) Vredenburg p. 288 |
| 1925 | Murex (Muricantha) Vredenburg p. 219 |
| 1960 | Murex (Muricanthus) Kojumdgieva and Strachimirov p. 146 |
| 1978 | Hexaplex (Muricanthus) Janssen p. 95 |
| 2001 | Muricanthus Todd |
| 2002 | Muricanthus Sepkoski |
| 2009 | Muricantha Harzhauser et al. p. 360 |
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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. Muricanthus Swainson 1840
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Murex (Muricantha) iravadicus Vredenburg 1921
†Murex (Muricantha) iravadicus yenanensis Vredenburg 1921
†Muricantha ighinae Bellardi 1872
Muricanthus ambiguus Reeve 1845
Muricanthus callidinus Berry 1958
Muricanthus nigritus Philippi 1845
Muricanthus princeps Broderip 1833
Muricanthus radix Gmelin 1791
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available