African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815

AphiaID

148 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Muricoidea Rafinesque, 1815

Direct children (122)

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Subfamily Aspellinae Keen, 1971
1. Genus Aspella Mörch, 1877
2. Genus Attiliosa W. K. Emerson, 1968
3. Genus Dermomurex Monterosato, 1890
4. Genus Favartia Jousseaume, 1880
5. Genus Murexsul Iredale, 1915
6. Genus Muricopsis Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882
7. Genus Pazinotus E. H. Vokes, 1970
8. Genus Murexiella Clench & Pérez Farfante, 1945 accepted as Favartia Jousseaume, 1880
Subfamily Coralliophilinae Chenu, 1859
1. Genus Babelomurex Coen, 1922
2. Genus Coralliophila H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
3. Genus Galeropsis Hupé, 1860
4. Genus Hirtomurex Coen, 1922
5. Genus Latiaxis Swainson, 1840
6. Genus Leptoconchus Rüppell, 1835
7. Genus Magilus Montfort, 1810
8. Genus Mipus De Gregorio, 1885
9. Genus Rapa Röding, 1798
10. Genus Rhizochilus Steenstrup, 1850
11. Genus Coralliobia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Coralliophila H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
12. Genus Quoyula Iredale, 1912 accepted as Galeropsis Hupé, 1860
Subfamily Ergalataxinae Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971
1. Genus Azumamorula W. K. Emerson, 1968
2. Genus Claremontiella Houart, Zuccon & Puillandre, 2019
3. Genus Cronia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
4. Genus Cytharomorula Kuroda, 1953
5. Genus Drupella Thiele, 1925
6. Genus Ergalatax Iredale, 1931
7. Genus Lataxiena Jousseaume, 1883
8. Genus Maculotriton Dall, 1904
9. Genus Morula Schumacher, 1817
10. Genus Murichorda Houart, Zuccon & Puillandre, 2019
11. Genus Muricodrupa Iredale, 1918
12. Genus Orania Pallary, 1900
13. Genus Pascula Dall, 1908
14. Genus Spinidrupa Habe & Kosuge, 1966
15. Genus Tenguella Arakawa, 1965
16. Genus Trachypollia Woodring, 1928
17. Genus Usilla H. Adams, 1861
Subfamily Haustrinae K. S. Tan, 2003
1. Genus Bedeva Iredale, 1924
Subfamily Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
1. Genus Bolinus Pusch, 1837
2. Genus Chicomurex Arakawa, 1964
3. Genus Chicoreus Montfort, 1810
4. Genus Haustellum Schumacher, 1817
5. Genus Hexaplex Perry, 1810
6. Genus Murex Linnaeus, 1758
7. Genus Muricanthus Swainson, 1840
8. Genus Naquetia Jousseaume, 1880
9. Genus Phyllocoma Tapparone Canefri, 1881
10. Genus Purpurellus Jousseaume, 1880
11. Genus Siratus Jousseaume, 1880
12. Genus Vokesimurex Petuch, 1994
13. Genus Trunculariopsis Cossmann, 1921 accepted as Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) Cossmann, 1921 represented as Hexaplex Perry, 1810
Subfamily Ocenebrinae Cossmann, 1903
1. Genus Africanella Vermeij & Houart, 1999
2. Genus Afritrophon Tomlin, 1947
3. Genus Chicocenebra Bouchet & Houart, 1996
4. Genus Gemixystus Iredale, 1929
5. Genus Gracilipurpura Jousseaume, 1880
6. Genus Inermicosta Jousseaume, 1880
7. Genus Jaton Pusch, 1837
8. Genus Nucella Röding, 1798
9. Genus Ocenebra J. E. Gray, 1847
10. Genus Ocinebrina Jousseaume, 1880
11. Genus Poropteron Jousseaume, 1880
12. Genus Pteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880
13. Genus Trochia Swainson, 1840
14. Genus Trophon Montfort, 1810
15. Genus Urosalpinx W. Stimpson, 1865
16. Genus Vaughtia Houart, 1995
17. Genus Apixystus Iredale, 1929 accepted as Gemixystus Iredale, 1929 (synonym)
18. Genus Hadriania Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882 accepted as Gracilipurpura Jousseaume, 1880
19. Genus Ocinebra [sic] accepted as Ocenebra J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, incorrect subsequent spelling)
20. Genus Tritonalia J. Fleming, 1828 accepted as Ocenebra J. E. Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym, Invalid: placed on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 886)
Subfamily Pagodulinae Barco, Schiaparelli, Houart & Oliverio, 2012
1. Genus Boreotrophon P. Fischer, 1884
2. Genus Enixotrophon Iredale, 1929
3. Genus Pagodula Monterosato, 1884
4. Genus Trophonopsis Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882
Subfamily Rapaninae Gray, 1853
1. Genus Amplidrupa Vermeij, 2023
2. Genus Drupa Röding, 1798
3. Genus Drupina Dall, 1923
4. Genus Indothais Claremont, Vermeij, S. T. Williams & D. Reid, 2013
5. Genus Mancinella Link, 1807
6. Genus Menathais Iredale, 1937
7. Genus Nassa Röding, 1798
8. Genus Neothais Iredale, 1912
9. Genus Phycothais K. S. Tan, 2003
10. Genus Pinaxia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
11. Genus Purpura Bruguière, 1789
12. Genus Rapana Schumacher, 1817
13. Genus Reishia Kuroda & Habe, 1971
14. Genus Ricinella Schumacher, 1817
15. Genus Ricinula Lamarck, 1816
16. Genus Semiricinula E. von Martens, 1879
17. Genus Sistrum Montfort, 1810
18. Genus Stramonita Schumacher, 1817
19. Genus Taurasia Bellardi, 1882
20. Genus Thais Röding, 1798
21. Genus Thaisella Clench, 1947
22. Genus Tylothais Houart, 2017
23. Genus Vexilla Swainson, 1840
24. Genus Iopas H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Nassa Röding, 1798
Subfamily Typhinae Cossmann, 1903
1. Genus Laevityphis Cossmann, 1903
2. Genus Monstrotyphis T. Habe, 1961
3. Genus Siphonochelus Jousseaume, 1880
4. Genus Typhina Jousseaume, 1880
5. Genus Typhis Montfort, 1810
Subfamily Muricopsinae Radwin & D'Attilio, 1971 accepted as Aspellinae Keen, 1971 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Trophoninae Cossmann, 1903 accepted as Ocenebrinae Cossmann, 1903 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Muricidae incertae sedis (temporary name)
1. Genus Homalocantha Mörch, 1852
2. Genus Pterynotus Swainson, 1833
3. Genus Timbellus De Gregorio, 1885
4. Genus Vitularia Swainson, 1840
5. Genus Marchia Jousseaume, 1880 accepted as Pterynotus Swainson, 1833 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
6. Genus Pterymarchia Houart, 1995 accepted as Pterynotus (Pterymarchia) Houart, 1995 represented as Pterynotus Swainson, 1833

Environment

marine, brackish

Original description

Rafinesque, C. S. (1815). Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. [Book]. 1-224, (self-published) Palermo., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 144; note: as [subfamily] "Murexia". [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2024) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148 on 2024-04-24

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2024). African Register of Marine Species. Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148 on 2024-04-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

db_admin

2009-05-24 14:05:01Z

changed

Houart, Roland

2010-01-27 19:11:38Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

[taxonomic tree] [list species]

original description Rafinesque, C. S. (1815). Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. [Book]. 1-224, (self-published) Palermo., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 144; note: as [subfamily] "Murexia". [details]

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. Revista de Biologia Tropical. 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors

basis of record Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526. [details] Available for editors

additional source Houart, R. (2018). Historique et classification des espèces actuelles de Muricidae (Neogastropoda, Muricoidea). Novapex. 19 (2): 37-66. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To Genbank
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam
To The Arctic Traits Database (3 traits)
To ITIS