''Murexsul'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails,
marine gastropod mollusk
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s in the subfamily
Muricopsinae of the
family
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Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With about 1,600 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neoga ...
, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Murexsul'' include:
*''
Murexsul aikeni''
Lussi, 2010
* ''
Murexsul apollo''
Espinosa & Ortea, 2016
* ''
Murexsul aradasii''
(Monterosato in Poirier, 1883)
* ''
Murexsul armatus''
(A. Adams, 1854)
* ''
Murexsul asper''
Houart, 2004
* ''
Murexsul auratus''
Kuroda & Habe, 1971
* ''
Murexsul bargibanti''
(Houart, 1991)
* ''
Murexsul cachoi''
Espinosa & Ortea, 2016
* ''
Murexsul cevikeri''
(Houart, 2000)
* ''
Murexsul charcoti''
(Houart, 1991)
* ''
Murexsul chesleri''
Houart, 2006
* † ''
Murexsul clifdenensis''
Finlay, 1930
* ''
Murexsul coffeebayensis''
Lussi, 2010
* ''
Murexsul cubacaribaensis''
Espinosa & Ortea, 2016
* ''
Murexsul cuspidatus''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1879)
* ''
Murexsul diamantinus''
(Houart, 1991)
* † ''
Murexsul dilucidus''
Marwick, 1931
* ''
Murexsul dipsacus''
(Broderip, 1833)
* † ''
Murexsul echinophorus''
Powell & Bartrum, 1929
* ''
Murexsul eduardoi''
Espinosa & Ortea, 2018
* ''
Murexsul elatensis''
(Emerson & D'Attilio, 1979)
* ''
Murexsul emipowlusi''
(Abbott, 1954)
* ''
Murexsul espinosus''
(Hutton, 1885)
* ''
Murexsul harasewychi''
Petuch, 1987
* ''
Murexsul huberti''
(Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976)
* ''
Murexsul ianlochi''
Houart, 1986
* ''
Murexsul interserratus''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1879)
* ''
Murexsul jacquelinae''
Emerson & D'Attilio, 1969
* ''
Murexsul jahami''
Merle & Garrigues, 2011
* ''
Murexsul jaliscoensis''
(Radwin & D'Attilio, 1970)
* ''
Murexsul khareefae''
Houart & Moolenbeek, 2012
* ''
Murexsul kieneri
''Murexsul kieneri'' 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 ...
''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Murexsul leonardi''
(Houart, 1993)
* ''
Murexsul mananteninaensis''
Houart & Héros, 2015
* ''
Murexsul mariae''
Finlay, 1930
* † ''
Murexsul marwicki''
Maxwell, 1971
* ''
Murexsul mbotyiensis''
(Houart, 1991)
* ''
Murexsul merlei''
Houart & Héros, 2008
* ''
Murexsul metivieri''
(Houart, 1988)
* ''
Murexsul micra''
(Houart, 2001)
* ''
Murexsul mildredae''
(Poorman, 1980)
* † ''
Murexsul minor''
Lozouet, 1999
* ''
Murexsul multispinosus''
(Sowerby, 1904)
* ''
Murexsul nothokieneri''
Vokes, 1978
* ''
Murexsul octogonus''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
* ''
Murexsul oxytatus''
(M. Smith, 1938)
* ''
Murexsul pacaudi''
Van Hyfte & Danvin, 2018
* ''
Murexsul planiliratus''
(Reeve, 1845)
* † ''
Murexsul praegressus''
Finlay, 1930
* † ''
Murexsul pregenitor''
Laws, 1935
* † ''
Murexsul primigenius''
Merle & Pacaud, 2019
* † ''
Murexsul proavitus''
Laws, 1935
* ''
Murexsul profundus''
(Marshall & Burch, 2000)
* ''
Murexsul purpurispinus''
(Ponder, 1972)
* ''
Murexsul queenslandicus''
Houart, 2004
* ''
Murexsul reunionensis''
Houart, 1985
* † ''
Murexsul rostralis''
(Grateloup, 1847)
* † ''
Murexsul scobina''
Finlay, 1930
* ''
Murexsul skoglundae''
(Myers, Hertz & D'Attilio, 1993)
* ''
Murexsul spiculus''
(Houart, 1987)
* ''
Murexsul sunderlandi''
(Petuch, 1987)
* ''
Murexsul tokubeii''
Nakamigawa & Habe, 1964
** ''Murexsul tokubeii marianae''
(Houart, 2003)
** ''Murexsul tokubeii tokubeii''
Nakamigawa & Habe, 1964
* ''
Murexsul tulensis''
(Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976)
* ''
Murexsul valae''
(Houart, 1991)
* ''
Murexsul warreni''
(Petuch, 1993)
* ''
Murexsul zonatus''
Hayashi & Habe, 1965
* ''
Murexsul zylmanae''
(Petuch, 1993)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Murexsul conatus''
McMichael, 1964: synonym of ''
Hexaplex conatus
''Hexaplex conatus'' 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 mur ...
''
(McMichael, 1964) (original combination)
* ''Murexsul cuvierensis''
Finlay, 1927: synonym of ''
Murexsul octogonus''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
* ''Murexsul hexagonus''
(Lamarck, 1816): synonym of ''
Murexsul pacaudi''
Van Hyfte & Danvin, 2018
* † ''Murexsul lividorupis''
Laws, 1935: synonym of † ''
Coralliophila lividorupis''
(Laws, 1935) (original combination)
* † ''Murexsul tepikiensis''
Powell, 1934: synonym of ''
Coralliophila mira''
(Cotton & Godfrey, 1932)
* ''Murexsul westonensis''
(Myers & D'Attilio, 1990): synonym of ''
Muricopsis westonensis''
B. W. Myers & D'Attilio, 1990
* ''Murexsul zeteki''
(Hertlein & Strong, 1951):
synonym of ''
Muricopsis zeteki''
Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951
References
External links
Iredale T. (1915). A commentary on Suter's Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 47: 417-497
Muricopsinae
{{Muricopsinae-stub