''Murexiella'' is a
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of
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the
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Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
This name has become a synonym of ''
Favartia (Murexiella)'' Clench & Perez Farfante, 1945
Species
Species within the genus ''Murexiella'' include:
* ''
Murexiella puntagordana'' (Weisbord, 1962)
;The other species have been brought into synonymy :
* ''Murexiella andamanensis'' Houart & Surya Rao, 1996 : synonym of ''
Favartia (Murexiella) andamanensis'' (Houart & Surya Rao, 1996)
* ''Murexiella angermeyerae'' (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965): synonym of ''
Maxwellia angermeyerae'' (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965)
* ''Murexiella asteriae'' Nicolay, 1972 : synonym of ''
Favartia (Murexiella) bojadorensis'' (Locard, 1897)
* ''Murexiella bojadorensis'' (Locard, 1897): synonym of ''
Favartia (Murexiella) bojadorensis'' (Locard, 1897)
* ''Murexiella edwardpauli'' Petuch, 1990 : synonym of ''
Favartia (Murexiella) edwardpauli'' (Petuch, 1990)
* ''Murexiella gemma'' (Sowerby, 1879): synonym of ''
Maxwellia gemma'' (Sowerby, 1879)
* ''Murexiella glypta'' (M. Smith, 1938): synonym of
Favartia (Favartia) glypta (M. Smith, 1938)
* ''Murexiella hidalgoi'' (Crosse, 1869): synonym of ''
Favartia (Murexiella) hidalgoi''(Crosse, 1869)
* ''Murexiella hilli'' Petuch, 1987 : synonym of ''
Favartia (Murexiella) hilli'' (Petuch, 1987)
* ''Murexiella iemanja'' Petuch, 1979 : synonym of ''
Favartia (Favartia) glypta'' (M. Smith, 1938)
* ''Murexiella kalafuti'' Petuch, 1987 : synonym of ''
Favartia (Favartia) kalafuti'' (Petuch, 1987)
* ''Murexiella keenae'' Vokes, 1970 : synonym of ''
Favartia (Murexiella) keenae'' (Vokes, 1970)
* ''Murexiella laurae'' Vokes, 1970 : synonym of ''
Favartia (Murexiella) laurae'' (Vokes, 1970)
* Murexiella leonardhilli Petuch, 1987 : synonym of ''
Favartia (Murexiella) macgintyi'' (M. Smith, 1938)
* ''Murexiella levicula'' (Dall, 1889): synonym of ''
Favartia (Favartia) levicula'' (Dall, 1889)
* ''Murexiella macgintyi'' (M. Smith, 1938): synonym of ''
Favartia (Murexiella) macgintyi'' (M. Smith, 1938)
* ''Murexiella mactanensis'' Emerson & D'Attilio, 1979 : synonym of ''
Favartia (Favartia) mactanensis'' (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1979)
* ''Murexiella martini'' Shikama, 1977 : synonym of ''
Favartia (Favartia) martini'' (Shikama, 1977)
* ''Murexiella mildredae'' Poorman, 1980 : synonym of ''
Murexsul mildredae
''Murexsul mildredae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as mure ...
'' (Poorman, 1980)
* ''Murexiella peregrina'' Olivera, 1980 : synonym of ''
Favartia (Favartia) peregrina'' (Olivera, 1980)
* ''Murexiella radwini'' Emerson & D'Attilio, 1970 : synonym of ''
Favartia (Murexiella) radwini'' (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1970)
* ''Murexiella santarosana'' (Dall, 1905): synonym of ''
Maxwellia santarosana'' (Dall, 1905)
* ''Murexiella taylorae'' Petuch, 1987:
synonym of ''
Favartia (Murexiella) taylorae'' (Petuch, 1987)
* ''Murexiella venustula'' Poorman, 1983 : synonym of ''
Favartia (Favartia) exigua'' (Broderip, 1833)
References
Muricopsinae
{{Muricopsinae-stub