1. Subfamily Aspellinae Keen, 1971
   1. Genus Favartia Jousseaume, 1880
2. Subfamily Coralliophilinae Chenu, 1859
   1. Genus Babelomurex Coen, 1922
   2. Genus Coralliophila H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
   3. Genus Galeropsis Hupé, 1860
   4. Genus Latiaxis Swainson, 1840
   5. Genus Leptoconchus Rüppell, 1835
   6. Genus Magilus Montfort, 1810
   7. Genus Mipus De Gregorio, 1885
   8. Genus Rapa Röding, 1798
3. Subfamily Ergalataxinae Kuroda, T. Habe & Oyama, 1971
   1. Genus Arakawania Ponting, 2024
   2. Genus Cronia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
   3. Genus Drupella Thiele, 1925
   4. Genus Ergalatax Iredale, 1931
   5. Genus Lataxiena Jousseaume, 1883
   6. Genus Morula Schumacher, 1817
   7. Genus Murichorda Houart, Zuccon & Puillandre, 2019
   8. Genus Muricodrupa Iredale, 1918
   9. Genus Oppomorus Iredale, 1937
   10. Genus Orania Pallary, 1900
   11. Genus Pascula Dall, 1908
   12. Genus Tenguella Arakawa, 1965 accepted as Arakawania Ponting, 2024 (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Tenguella Matsumura, 1910 [Hemiptera]; Arakawania is a replacement name)
4. Subfamily Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
   1. Genus Chicomurex Arakawa, 1964
   2. Genus Chicoreus Montfort, 1810
   3. Genus Haustellum Schumacher, 1817
   4. Genus Murex Linnaeus, 1758
   5. Genus Siratus Jousseaume, 1880
   6. Genus Vokesimurex Petuch, 1994
5. Subfamily Ocenebrinae Cossmann, 1903
   1. Genus Ceratostoma Herrmannsen, 1846
   2. Genus Ocenebra Leach, 1847
   3. Genus Ocinebrellus Jousseaume, 1880
   4. Genus Pteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880
   5. Genus Scabrotrophon J. H. McLean, 1996
6. Subfamily Pagodulinae Barco, Schiaparelli, Houart & Oliverio, 2012
   1. Genus Boreotrophon P. Fischer, 1884
7. Subfamily Rapaninae J. E. Gray, 1853
   1. Genus Drupa Röding, 1798
   2. Genus Drupina Dall, 1923
   3. Genus Indothais Claremont, Vermeij, S. T. Williams & D. Reid, 2013
   4. Genus Mancinella Link, 1807
   5. Genus Menathais Iredale, 1937
   6. Genus Nassa Röding, 1798
   7. Genus Purpura Bruguière, 1789
   8. Genus Rapana Schumacher, 1817
   9. Genus Reishia Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971
   10. Genus Ricinella Schumacher, 1817
   11. Genus Semiricinula E. von Martens, 1879
   12. Genus Sistrum Montfort, 1810
   13. Genus Thais Röding, 1798
   14. Genus Thaisella Clench, 1947
   15. Genus Tylothais Houart, 2017
8. Subfamily Typhinae Cossmann, 1903
   1. Genus Monstrotyphis T. Habe, 1961
9. Subfamily Muricopsinae Radwin & D'Attilio, 1971 accepted as Aspellinae Keen, 1971 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
10. Subfamily Trophoninae Cossmann, 1903 accepted as Ocenebrinae Cossmann, 1903 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
11. Subfamily Muricidae incertae sedis (temporary name)
    1. Genus Homalocantha Mörch, 1852
    2. Genus Pterynotus Swainson, 1833
    3. Genus Timbellus De Gregorio, 1885
    4. Genus Marchia Jousseaume, 1880 accepted as Pterynotus Swainson, 1833 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. 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). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. 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] 

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: Xu, K., An, J., Ding, L., Dong, D., Gao, Y., Huang, Y., Jiang, W., Lei, Y., Li, K., Li, X., Li, Y., Liang, X., Lin, G., Lin, M., Liu, H., Liu, J., Liu, W., Liu, X., Lu, D., Ma, Z., Ren, X., Sha, Z., Sun, J., Sun, S., Sun, Z., Tian, L., Wang, D., Wang, J., Wu, X., Xia, B., Xiao, N., Yin, J., Zhang, J., Zhang, S., Zhang, X., Zhao, E., Zheng, X., Zhou, H., Zhou, J. & Zhou, K. (2026) Chinese Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/charms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148 on 2026-05-31

Xu, K., An, J., Ding, L., Dong, D., Gao, Y., Huang, Y., Jiang, W., Lei, Y., Li, K., Li, X., Li, Y., Liang, X., Lin, G., Lin, M., Liu, H., Liu, J., Liu, W., Liu, X., Lu, D., Ma, Z., Ren, X., Sha, Z., Sun, J., Sun, S., Sun, Z., Tian, L., Wang, D., Wang, J., Wu, X., Xia, B., Xiao, N., Yin, J., Zhang, J., Zhang, S., Zhang, X., Zhao, E., Zheng, X., Zhou, H., Zhou, J. & Zhou, K. (2026). Chinese Register of Marine Species. Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/charms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148 on 2026-05-31

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