World Register of Deep-Sea species - Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815

Deep-Sea taxon details

Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815

AphiaID

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

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Muricoidea Rafinesque, 1815

Original name

Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815

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Subfamily Aspellinae Keen, 1971
1. Genus Dermomurex Monterosato, 1890
2. Genus Murexsul Iredale, 1915
3. Genus Pazinotus E. H. Vokes, 1970
Subfamily Coralliophilinae Chenu, 1859
1. Genus Babelomurex Coen, 1922
2. Genus Coralliophila H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
3. Genus Hirtomurex Coen, 1922
4. Genus Latiaxis Swainson, 1840
5. Genus Pseudomurex Monterosato, 1872 accepted as Coralliophila H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Ergalataxinae Kuroda, T. Habe & Oyama, 1971
1. Genus Cytharomorula Kuroda, 1953
2. Genus Orania Pallary, 1900
Subfamily Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
1. Genus Bouchetia Houart & Héros, 2008
2. Genus Murex Linnaeus, 1758
3. Genus Naquetia Jousseaume, 1880
4. Genus Siratus Jousseaume, 1880
Subfamily Ocenebrinae Cossmann, 1903
1. Genus Conchatalos Houart, 1995
2. Genus Coronium Simone, 1996
3. Genus Eupleura H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
4. Genus Gemixystus Iredale, 1929
5. Genus Leptotrophon Houart, 1995
6. Genus Nipponotrophon Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971
7. Genus Ocinebrina Jousseaume, 1880
8. Genus Scabrotrophon J. H. McLean, 1996
9. Genus Trophon Montfort, 1810
10. Genus Vaughtia Houart, 1995
11. Genus Apixystus Iredale, 1929 accepted as Gemixystus Iredale, 1929 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Pagodulinae Barco, Schiaparelli, Houart & Oliverio, 2012
1. Genus Abyssotrophon Egorov, 1993
2. Genus Actinotrophon Dall, 1902
3. Genus Boreotrophon P. Fischer, 1884
4. Genus Enixotrophon Iredale, 1929
5. Genus Pagodula Monterosato, 1884
6. Genus Paziella Jousseaume, 1880
7. Genus Poirieria Jousseaume, 1880
8. Genus Trophonella Harasewych & Pastorino, 2010
9. Genus Trophonopsis Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882
Subfamily Rapaninae J. E. Gray, 1853
1. Genus Mancinella Link, 1807
Subfamily Typhinae Cossmann, 1903
1. Genus Choreotyphis Iredale, 1936
2. Genus Laevityphis Cossmann, 1903
3. Genus Siphonochelus Jousseaume, 1880
4. Genus Trubatsa Dall, 1889
5. Genus Typhina Jousseaume, 1880
6. 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 Ponderia Houart, 1986
2. Genus Pterynotus Swainson, 1833
3. Genus Timbellus De Gregorio, 1885

Environment

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

Original description

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

(of Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , 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. (2026). MolluscaBase. Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148 on 2026-06-03

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org:443/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148 on 2026-06-03

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

2026-01-06 17:33:29Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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

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

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., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.061.0201 [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

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Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

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Language	Name
Dutch	stekelhorenspurperslakken	[details]
English	rock shellsmurex snailsmurex shells	[details]
German	StachelschneckenMuriciden	[details]
Japanese	アッキガイ科	[details]
Swedish	purpursnäckor	[details]

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