MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815

ERMS taxon details

Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815

AphiaID

225315 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225315)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subfamily

Parent

Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815

Direct children (8)

Ordering

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Genus Bolinus Pusch, 1837
Genus Haustellum Schumacher, 1817
Genus Hexaplex G. Perry, 1810
Genus Murex Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Phyllonotus Swainson, 1833
Genus Purpura Jousseaume, 1880 accepted as Bolinus Pusch, 1837 (synonym)
Genus Purpura Röding, 1798 accepted as Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) Cossmann, 1921 represented as Hexaplex G. Perry, 1810 (invalid: junior homonym of Purpura Bruguière, 1789)
Genus Trunculariopsis Cossmann, 1921 accepted as Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) Cossmann, 1921 represented as Hexaplex G. Perry, 1810

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://marbef.org//marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225315 on 2025-11-09

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php/images/js/js/images/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225315 on 2025-11-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-03-21 07:55:05Z

created

Nsiangango, Silvi Edith

2009-06-16 19:41:23Z

changed

Houart, Roland

2009-06-22 14:29:05Z

changed

Houart, Roland

2019-07-31 20:12:51Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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taxonomy source Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. [details]

taxonomy source Houart, R. (2014). <i>Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp. [details]

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