Muricidae

Classification

Genera in Muricidae

• Murex — 169 species: Murex acanthostephes, Murex acuticosta, Murex adelosus, Murex aduncospinosus, Murex africanus, Murex albionis, Murex altispira, Murex angelus
• Chicoreus — 132 species: Chicoreus aculeatus, Chicoreus akritos, Chicoreus allaryi, Chicoreus altenai, Chicoreus amblyceras, Chicoreus amplius, Chicoreus androyensis, Chicoreus anosyensis
• Coralliophila — 131 species: Coralliophila aberrans, Coralliophila abnormis, Coralliophila adansoni, Coralliophila aedonia, Coralliophila africana, Coralliophila ahuiri, Coralliophila alboangulata, Coralliophila amirantium
• Favartia — 131 species: Favartia absona, Favartia alveata, Favartia andamanensis, Favartia aporema, Favartia aquinoi, Favartia balteasa, Favartia balteata, Favartia barbarae
• Babelomurex — 88 species: Babelomurex armatus, Babelomurex atlantidis, Babelomurex basilium, Babelomurex bayeri, Babelomurex benoiti, Babelomurex bernardi, Babelomurex blowi, Babelomurex bozzettii
• Murexsul — 80 species: Murexsul alternicosta, Murexsul amphilogos, Murexsul aradasii, Murexsul armatus, Murexsul asper, Murexsul auratus, Murexsul bargibanti, Murexsul biconicus
• Trophon — 76 species: Trophon albolabratus, Trophon antiquus, Trophon bahamondei, Trophon barnardi, Trophon bartoni, Trophon beatum, Trophon brevispira, Trophon carringtoni
• Dermomurex — 72 species: Dermomurex abyssicolus, Dermomurex acuticostatus, Dermomurex africanus, Dermomurex agnesae, Dermomurex alabastrum, Dermomurex angustus, Dermomurex antecessor, Dermomurex antonius
• Timbellus — 56 species: Timbellus arenarius, Timbellus atlantideus, Timbellus barattus, Timbellus bednalli, Timbellus bifrons, Timbellus bilobatus, Timbellus brevicauda, Timbellus burnsii
• Boreotrophon — 53 species: Boreotrophon alaskanus, Boreotrophon alborostratus, Boreotrophon albus, Boreotrophon aleuticus, Boreotrophon apolyonis, Boreotrophon avalonensis, Boreotrophon bentleyi, Boreotrophon beringi
• Muricopsis — 50 species: Muricopsis annobonensis, Muricopsis arntzenii, Muricopsis barbarae, Muricopsis bicatenatus, Muricopsis bulbosinucleus, Muricopsis buxtorfi, Muricopsis caribbaea, Muricopsis chiarae
• Enixotrophon — 44 species: Enixotrophon acceptans, Enixotrophon araios, Enixotrophon arnaudi, Enixotrophon atanua, Enixotrophon carduelis, Enixotrophon ceciliae, Enixotrophon columbarioides, Enixotrophon concepcionensis
• Typhis — 42 species: Typhis acanthopterus, Typhis aculeatus, Typhis adventus, Typhis alatus, Typhis antiquus, Typhis bantamensis, Typhis carmenae, Typhis cercadicus
• Vokesimurex — 42 species: Vokesimurex aliquantulus, Vokesimurex anniae, Vokesimurex bayeri, Vokesimurex bazarutensis, Vokesimurex blakeanus, Vokesimurex bobyini, Vokesimurex cabritii, Vokesimurex chrysostoma
• Pygmaepterys — 41 species: Pygmaepterys adenensis, Pygmaepterys alfredensis, Pygmaepterys aliceae, Pygmaepterys aturensis, Pygmaepterys avatea, Pygmaepterys bellini, Pygmaepterys cienaguero, Pygmaepterys circinatus
• Morula — 38 species: Morula aglaos, Morula albanigra, Morula ambrosia, Morula angsanana, Morula angulata, Morula aspera, Morula austriaca, Morula bellardii
• Ocenebra — 37 species: Ocenebra aparicioae, Ocenebra ashiyaensis, Ocenebra bantamensis, Ocenebra brevirobusta, Ocenebra chavesi, Ocenebra clarki, Ocenebra edwardsii, Ocenebra erinaceus
• Orania — 37 species: Orania adiastolos, Orania archaea, Orania atea, Orania badia, Orania bellardiana, Orania bimucronata, Orania carnicolor, Orania castanea
• Leptotrophon — 36 species: Leptotrophon acerapex, Leptotrophon alis, Leptotrophon angulatus, Leptotrophon atlanticus, Leptotrophon bernadettae, Leptotrophon biocalae, Leptotrophon caledonicus, Leptotrophon caroae
• Ocinebrina — 36 species: Ocinebrina aciculata, Ocinebrina aegeensis, Ocinebrina ariesiensis, Ocinebrina atropurpurea, Ocinebrina azorensis, Ocinebrina bertai, Ocinebrina bicaudata, Ocinebrina bicostata
• Scabrotrophon — 36 species: Scabrotrophon bondarevi, Scabrotrophon buldirensis, Scabrotrophon callosus, Scabrotrophon cerritensis, Scabrotrophon chunfui, Scabrotrophon clarki, Scabrotrophon densicostatus, Scabrotrophon densilamellatus
• Hexaplex — 35 species: Hexaplex angularis, Hexaplex arietinus, Hexaplex bifasciatus, Hexaplex bourgeoisi, Hexaplex bozzadamii, Hexaplex brassica, Hexaplex cichoreum, Hexaplex conatus
• Siratus — 35 species: Siratus aguayoi, Siratus alabaster, Siratus articulatus, Siratus beauii, Siratus bessei, Siratus cailleti, Siratus carolynae, Siratus caudacurtus
• Leptoconchus — 34 species: Leptoconchus costatus, Leptoconchus cumingii, Leptoconchus cuvieri, Leptoconchus cyphastrae, Leptoconchus djedah, Leptoconchus duvergieri, Leptoconchus ellipticus, Leptoconchus expolitus
• Aspella — 31 species:
• Attiliosa — 30 species:
• Trophonopsis — 30 species:
• Purpura — 27 species:
• Siphonochelus — 27 species:
• Paciocinebrina — 26 species:
• Pterynotus — 26 species:
• Typhina — 26 species:
• Homalocantha — 25 species:
• Thais — 25 species:
• Eupleura — 22 species:
• Paziella — 22 species:
• Ecphora — 21 species:
• Mipus — 21 species:
• Trubatsa — 20 species:
• Haustellum — 19 species:
• Pagodula — 19 species:
• Pteropurpura — 19 species:
• Abyssotrophon — 18 species:
• Monstrotyphis — 18 species:
• Poirieria — 18 species:
• Urosalpinx — 18 species:
• Chicomurex — 17 species:
• Cytharomorula — 17 species:
• Hirtomurex — 17 species:
• Nucella — 17 species:
• Pazinotus — 17 species:
• Gemixystus — 16 species:
• Ponderia — 16 species:
• Stramonita — 16 species:
• Laevityphis — 15 species:
• Mancinella — 15 species:
• Phyllonotus — 15 species:
• Cymia — 14 species:
• Typhinellus — 14 species:
• Indothais — 13 species:
• Pterochelus — 13 species:
• Terefundus — 13 species:
• Calotrophon — 12 species:
• Drupa — 12 species:
• Vaughtia — 12 species:
• Xymene — 12 species:
• Bedeva — 11 species:
• Flexopteron — 11 species:
• Latiaxis — 11 species:
• Rapana — 11 species:
• Semiricinula — 11 species:
• Tripterotyphis — 11 species:
• Lataxiena — 10 species:
• Nipponotrophon — 10 species:
• Scalaspira — 10 species:
• Vitularia — 10 species:
• Acanthotrophon — 9 species:
• Chorus — 9 species:
• Comptella — 9 species:
• Daphnellopsis — 9 species:
• Ergalatax — 9 species:
• Litozamia — 9 species:
• Naquetia — 9 species:
• Pascula — 9 species:
• Thaisella — 9 species:
• Xanthochorus — 9 species:
• Xymenella — 9 species:
• Acanthina — 8 species:
• Bolinus — 8 species:
• Ceratostoma — 8 species:
• Concholepas — 8 species:
• Eofavartia — 8 species:
• Lindapterys — 8 species:
• Tenguella — 8 species:
• Trophonella — 8 species:
• Zetecopsis — 8 species:
• Enatimene — 7 species:
• Janssenia — 7 species:
• Prototyphis — 7 species:
• Subpterynotus — 7 species:
• Taurasia — 7 species:
• Tylothais — 7 species:
• Uttleya — 7 species:
• Xymenopsis — 7 species:
• Conchatalos — 6 species:
• Coronium — 6 species:
• Cronia — 6 species:
• Drupella — 6 species:
• Haustrum — 6 species:
• Hirtotyphis — 6 species:
• Jaton — 6 species:
• Muricanthus — 6 species:
• Poropteron — 6 species:
• Pseudoperissolax — 6 species:
• Pterorytis — 6 species:
• Reishia — 6 species:
• Spinucella — 6 species:
• Trachypollia — 6 species:
• Zeatrophon — 6 species:
• Gracilipurpura — 5 species:

Showing the 120 genera with the most species records held.

Source and Attribution

Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.