Muricanthus

Muricanthus
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]

Aaronia Verrill, 1950
Centronotus Swainson, 1833

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:

References

  1. Swainson W. J. (1840). Treat. Malacol.: 296.
  2. 1 2 Muricanthus Swainson, 1840.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  3. Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  4. Muricanthus nigritus (Philippi, 1845).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  5. Muricanthus radix (Gmelin, 1791).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  6. Muricanthus varius (Sowerby, 1834).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.


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