Muricanthus
| Muricanthus | |
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| Muricanthus radix | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Muricinae |
| Genus: | Muricanthus Swainson, 1840[1] |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Aaronia Verrill, 1950 | |
Muricanthus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
The name Muricanthus has become a synonym of Hexaplex (Muricanthus) Swainson, 1840 represented as Hexaplex Perry, 1810
Species
Species within the genus Muricanthus have become synonyms:
- Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845):[3] synonym of Hexaplex ambiguus (Reeve, 1845)
- Muricanthus callidinus Berry, 1958: synonym of Hexaplex ambiguus (Reeve, 1845)
- Muricanthus kusterianus (Tapparone-Canefri, 1875): synonym of Hexaplex kusterianus (Tapparone-Canefri, 1875)
- Muricanthus nigritus (Philippi, 1845):[4] synonym of Hexaplex nigritus (Philippi, 1845)
- Muricanthus radix (Gmelin, 1791):[5] synonym of Hexaplex radix (Gmelin, 1791)
- Muricanthus trippae Petuch, 1991: synonym of Hexaplex fulvescens (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)
- Muricanthus varius (Sowerby, 1834):[6] synonym of Chicoreus varius (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)
References
- ↑ Swainson W. J. (1840). Treat. Malacol.: 296.
- 1 2 Muricanthus Swainson, 1840. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ↑ Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ↑ Muricanthus nigritus (Philippi, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ↑ Muricanthus radix (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ↑ Muricanthus varius (Sowerby, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
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