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Murexiella

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murexiella was named by Clench and Farfante (1945) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m R]. It is extant. Its type is Murex hidalgoi.

It was assigned to Muricinae by Vokes (1968); to Muricopsinae by Wilson (1994); to Muricidae by Ward and Blackwelder (1987) and Todd (2001); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
  • Minnimurex was named by Woolacott (1957). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Murexiella by Vokes (1968).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Murexiella Clench and Farfante
1957Minnimurex Woolacott p. 115
1968Murexiella Vokes p. 106
1987Murexiella Ward and Blackwelder p. 132
1994Murexiella Wilson p. 38
2001Murexiella Todd
2002Murexiella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
genusMurexiellaClench and Farfante 1945

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. Murexiella Clench and Farfante 1945
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Subg. Murexiella (Murexiella) Clench and Farfante 1945
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Invalid names: Chicoreus larvaecosta Heilprin 1887 [synonym]
Subg. Murexiella (Subpterynotus) Olsson and Harbison 1953
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†Murexiella keenae Vokes 1970
†Murexiella macgintyi Smith 1938
Invalid names: Minnimurex Woolacott 1957 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available