WoRMS name details
Murex (Murex) Linnaeus, 1758
395169 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:395169)
alternative representation
Subgenus
Murex (Tubicauda) Jousseaume, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Murex (Murex) aguayoi Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945 accepted as Siratus aguayoi (Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Murex (Murex) donmoorei H. R. Bullis, 1964 accepted as Vokesimurex donmoorei (H. R. Bullis, 1964) (original combination)
- Species Murex (Murex) finlayi Clench, 1955 accepted as Siratus articulatus (Reeve, 1845) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Murex (Murex) olssoni E. H. Vokes, 1967 accepted as Vokesimurex olssoni (E. H. Vokes, 1967) (original combination)
- Species Murex (Murex) recurvirostris Broderip, 1833 accepted as Vokesimurex recurvirostris (Broderip, 1833)
- Species Murex (Murex) thompsoni H. R. Bullis, 1964 accepted as Siratus thompsoni (H. R. Bullis, 1964) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Murex (Murex) tricoronis S. S. Berry, 1960 accepted as Vokesimurex tricoronis (S. S. Berry, 1960)
- Species Murex (Murex) tunghaiensis Shikama & Oishi, 1977 accepted as Vokesimurex malabaricus (E. A. Smith, 1894)
- Species Murex (Murex) yumurinus Sarasúa & Espinosa, 1978 accepted as Siratus ciboney (Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945) (synonym)
- Species Murex (Murex) acanthostephes R. B. Watson, 1883 represented as Murex acanthostephes R. B. Watson, 1883
- Species Murex (Murex) aduncospinosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 represented as Murex aduncospinosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841
- Species Murex (Murex) africanus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 represented as Murex africanus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
- Species Murex (Murex) altispira Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 represented as Murex altispira Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
- Species Murex (Murex) brevispina Lamarck, 1822 represented as Murex brevispina Lamarck, 1822
- Species Murex (Murex) carbonnieri (Jousseaume, 1881) represented as Murex carbonnieri (Jousseaume, 1881)
- Species Murex (Murex) concinnus Reeve, 1845 represented as Murex concinnus Reeve, 1845
- Species Murex (Murex) coppingeri E. A. Smith, 1884 represented as Murex coppingeri E. A. Smith, 1884
- Species Murex (Murex) echinodes Houart, 2011 represented as Murex echinodes Houart, 2011
- Species Murex (Murex) falsitribulus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 represented as Murex falsitribulus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
- Species Murex (Murex) forskoehlii Röding, 1798 represented as Murex forskoehlii Röding, 1798
- Species Murex (Murex) huangi Houart, 2010 represented as Murex huangi Houart, 2010
- Species Murex (Murex) hystricosus Houart & Dharma, 2001 represented as Murex hystricosus Houart & Dharma, 2001
- Species Murex (Murex) indicus Houart, 2011 represented as Murex indicus Houart, 2011
- Species Murex (Murex) kerslakae Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 represented as Murex kerslakae Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
- Species Murex (Murex) occa G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 represented as Murex occa G. B. Sowerby II, 1834
- Species Murex (Murex) pecten [Lightfoot], 1786 represented as Murex pecten [Lightfoot], 1786
- Species Murex (Murex) philippinensis Parth, 1994 represented as Murex philippinensis Parth, 1994
- Species Murex (Murex) protocrassus Houart, 1990 represented as Murex protocrassus Houart, 1990
- Species Murex (Murex) queenslandicus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 represented as Murex queenslandicus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
- Species Murex (Murex) salomonensis Parth, 1994 represented as Murex salomonensis Parth, 1994
- Species Murex (Murex) scolopax Dillwyn, 1817 represented as Murex scolopax Dillwyn, 1817
- Species Murex (Murex) somalicus Parth, 1990 represented as Murex somalicus Parth, 1990
- Species Murex (Murex) spectabilis Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 represented as Murex spectabilis Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
- Species Murex (Murex) spicatus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 represented as Murex spicatus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
- Species Murex (Murex) spinastreptos Houart, 2010 represented as Murex spinastreptos Houart, 2010
- Species Murex (Murex) surinamensis Okutani, 1982 represented as Murex surinamensis Okutani, 1982
- Species Murex (Murex) tenuirostrum Lamarck, 1822 represented as Murex tenuirostrum Lamarck, 1822
- Species Murex (Murex) ternispina Lamarck, 1822 represented as Murex ternispina Lamarck, 1822
- Species Murex (Murex) trapa Röding, 1798 represented as Murex trapa Röding, 1798
- Species Murex (Murex) tribulus Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Murex tribulus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Murex (Murex) troscheli Lischke, 1868 represented as Murex troscheli Lischke, 1868
marine
(of Murex Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Murex (Murex) Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=395169 on 2025-04-02
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(of Murex Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 746 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
page(s): 56 [details]
page(s): 746 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
page(s): 56 [details]
