''Siratus'' 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 subfamily
Muricinae
Muricinae is a taxonomic subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the large family Muricidae, the murex snails and rock snails.
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Muricidae
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, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Siratus'' include:
* ''
Siratus aguayoi''
(Clench & Perez Farfante, 1945)
* ''
Siratus alabaster''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Siratus articulatus''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Siratus beauii
''Siratus beauii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles ...
''
(Fischer & Bernardi, 1857)
* ''
Siratus bessei
''Siratus bessei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
Members of the species are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Embryos develop into planktonic ...
''
(Houart, 2000)
* ''
Siratus cailletti
''Siratus cailletti'', common name Caillet's murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Several sources write the name of the species as ''Siratus cailleti''.
Descri ...
''
(Petit, 1856)
* ''
Siratus carolynae''
(Vokes, 1990)
* ''
Siratus caudacurtus''
(Houart, 1999)
* ''
Siratus ciboney
''Siratus ciboney'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label= Antillean Creole, Gwadl ...
''
(Clench & Perez Farfante, 1945)
* ''
Siratus colellai''
(Houart, 1999)
* ''
Siratus coltrorum''
(Vokes, 1990)
* ''
Siratus consuela''
(A. H. Verrill, 1950)
* ''
Siratus cracens
''Siratus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Muricinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Siratus'' include:
* '' Siratus aguayoi'' (Clench & Perez Fa ...
''
Houart, 2014
* ''
Siratus evelynae
''Siratus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Muricinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Siratus'' include:
* '' Siratus aguayoi'' (Clench & Perez Fa ...
''
Houart, 2012
* ''
Siratus formosus''
(Sowerby, 1841)
* ''
Siratus guionneti
''Siratus guionneti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 35 mm and 60 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in th ...
''
(Merle, Garrigues & Pointier, 2001)
* ''
Siratus gundlachi
''Siratus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Muricinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Siratus'' include:
* '' Siratus aguayoi'' (Clench & Perez Fa ...
''
(Dunker, 1883)
* † ''
Siratus harzhauseri
''Siratus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Muricinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Siratus'' include:
* '' Siratus aguayoi'' (Clench & Perez Fa ...
''
Landau & Houart, 2014
* ''
Siratus hennequini
''Siratus hennequini'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic ...
''
(Houart, 2000)
* † ''
Siratus hirmetzli
''Siratus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Muricinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Siratus'' include:
* '' Siratus aguayoi'' (Clench & Perez Fa ...
''
Z. Kovács, 2018
* † ''
Siratus komiticus
''Siratus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Muricinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Siratus'' include:
* '' Siratus aguayoi'' (Clench & Perez Fa ...
''
(Suter, 1917)
* ''
Siratus kugleri
''Siratus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Muricinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Siratus'' include:
* '' Siratus aguayoi'' (Clench & Perez Fa ...
''
(Clench & Perez Farfante, 1945)
* ''
Siratus lamyi''
Merle & Garrigues, 2008
* ''
Siratus michelae''
Houart & Colomb, 2012
* ''
Siratus motacilla''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Siratus perelegans''
(Vokes, 1965)
* ''
Siratus pliciferoides''
(Kuroda, 1942)
* ''
Siratus pointieri''
Merle & Garrigues, 2011
* ''
Siratus senegalensis''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Siratus springeri''
(Bullis, 1964)
* † ''
Siratus syngenes''
(Finlay, 1930)
* ''
Siratus tenuivaricosus''
(Dautzenberg, 1927)
* ''
Siratus thompsoni''
(Bullis, 1964)
* ''
Siratus vokesorum''
(Garcia, 1999)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Siratus gallinago''
(G. B. Sowerby III, 1903): synonym of ''
Vokesimurex gallinago
''Vokesimurex gallinago'', common name the hen murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 100 mm.
...
''
(G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
* ''Siratus hirasei''
Shikama, 1973: synonym of ''Siratus pliciferoides''
(Kuroda, 1942)
* ''Siratus vicdani''
Kosuge, 1980 : synonym of ''Siratus pliciferoides''
(Kuroda, 1942)
References
* Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) ''Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae''. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648
* Houart R. (2012) ''Description of a new species in the Siratus pliciferoides group (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from the Philippines.'' Novapex 13(1): 25-28
* Houart, R. (2014). ''Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus''. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.
External links
Jousseaume, F. P. (1880). Division méthodique de la famille des Purpuridés. Le Naturaliste. 2(42): 335-338
Muricinae
Gastropod genera
Gastropods described in 1880
Taxa named by Félix Pierre Jousseaume
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