WoRMS taxon details
Murexsul Iredale, 1915
397215 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:397215)
accepted
Genus
Murex octogonus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Murexsul octogonus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) (type by original designation)
Hexaplex (Murexsul) Iredale, 1915 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Murex (Murexsul) Iredale, 1915 · unaccepted
Murexsul (Murexsul) Iredale, 1915 · unaccepted
Muricopsis (Murexsul) Iredale, 1915 · unaccepted
- Species Murexsul altachorda Houart & Garrigues, 2023
- Species Murexsul alternicosta (Michelotti, 1841) †
- Species Murexsul amphilogos E. H. Vokes, 1994
- Species Murexsul aradasii (Monterosato, 1883)
- Species Murexsul armatus (A. Adams, 1854)
- Species Murexsul asper Houart, 2004
- Species Murexsul auratus Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971
- Species Murexsul bargibanti (Houart, 1991)
- Species Murexsul cevikeri (Houart, 2000)
- Species Murexsul charcoti (Houart, 1991)
- Species Murexsul chesleri Houart, 2006
- Species Murexsul clifdenensis H. J. Finlay, 1930 †
- Species Murexsul coffeebayensis Lussi, 2010
- Species Murexsul cubacaribaensis Espinosa & Ortea, 2016
- Species Murexsul cuspidatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1879)
- Species Murexsul diamantinus (Houart, 1991)
- Species Murexsul duffyi (Petuch, 1992)
- Species Murexsul eduardoi Espinosa & Ortea, 2018
- Species Murexsul elatensis (W. K. Emerson & D'Attilio, 1979)
- Species Murexsul elatospira (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924) †
- Species Murexsul elkeae (Harzhauser, 2009) †
- Species Murexsul emipowlusi (Abbott, 1954)
- Species Murexsul espinosus (F. W. Hutton, 1885)
- Species Murexsul harasewychi Petuch, 1987
- Species Murexsul honkeri (Petuch, 2013)
- Species Murexsul huberti (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976)
- Species Murexsul ianlochi (Houart, 1987)
- Species Murexsul interserratus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1879)
- Species Murexsul jacquelinae W. K. Emerson & D'Attilio, 1969
- Species Murexsul jahami Merle & Garrigues, 2011
- Species Murexsul jaliscoensis (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1970)
- Species Murexsul khareefae Houart & Moolenbeek, 2012
- Species Murexsul kieneri (Reeve, 1845)
- Species Murexsul kochi (Beyrich, 1854) †
- Species Murexsul laticlavus Houart & Garrigues, 2023
- Species Murexsul leonardi (Houart, 1993)
- Species Murexsul mananteninaensis Houart & Héros, 2015
- Species Murexsul mariae H. J. Finlay, 1930
- Species Murexsul marianae (Houart, 2003)
- Species Murexsul marwicki P. A. Maxwell, 1971 †
- Species Murexsul mbotyiensis (Houart, 1991)
- Species Murexsul merlei Houart & Héros, 2008
- Species Murexsul metivieri (Houart, 1988)
- Species Murexsul meunieri (Cossmann & Lambert, 1884) †
- Species Murexsul micra (Houart, 2001)
- Species Murexsul mildredae (Poorman, 1980)
- Species Murexsul mimicus E. H. Vokes, 1989 †
- Species Murexsul minor Lozouet, 1999 †
- Species Murexsul moravicus (Hoernes & Auinger, 1885) †
- Species Murexsul multispinosus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1904)
- Species Murexsul nanissimus E. H. Vokes, 1994 †
- Species Murexsul neocostatus (Cossmann, 1903) †
- Species Murexsul nothokieneri E. H. Vokes, 1978
- Species Murexsul octogonus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
- Species Murexsul oxytatus (M. Smith, 1938)
- Species Murexsul pacaudi Van Hyfte & Danvin, 2018
- Species Murexsul parvoligustica (Sacco, 1890) †
- Species Murexsul planiliratus (Reeve, 1845)
- Species Murexsul plionanus Forli & Brunetti, 2011 †
- Species Murexsul praegressus Finlay, 1930 †
- Species Murexsul praepauxillus (Maury, 1917) †
- Species Murexsul pregenitor Laws, 1935 †
- Species Murexsul primigenius Merle & Pacaud, 2019 †
- Species Murexsul proavitus Laws, 1935 †
- Species Murexsul profundus (B. A. Marshall & K. W. Burch, 2000)
- Species Murexsul puniceus (W. R. B. Oliver, 1915)
- Species Murexsul purpurispina (Ponder, 1972)
- Species Murexsul queenslandicus Houart, 2004
- Species Murexsul reunionensis Houart, 1985
- Species Murexsul rostralis (Grateloup, 1845) †
- Species Murexsul scobinus H. J. Finlay, 1930 †
- Species Murexsul shirleyae (E. H. Vokes, 1994) †
- Species Murexsul skoglundae (B. W. Myers, C. M. Hertz & D'Attilio, 1993)
- Species Murexsul spiculus (Houart, 1987)
- Species Murexsul suboctogonus (Ludbrook, 1958) †
- Species Murexsul sunderlandi (Petuch, 1987)
- Species Murexsul sztanoae Kovács & Vicián, 2024 †
- Species Murexsul thalmanni (E. H. Vokes, 1968) †
- Species Murexsul tokubeii Nakamigawa & Habe, 1964
- Species Murexsul valae (Houart, 1991)
- Species Murexsul warreni (Petuch, 1993)
- Species Murexsul zonatus Hayashi & T. Habe, 1965
- Species Murexsul zylmanae (Petuch, 1993)
- Subgenus Murexsul (Murexsul) Iredale, 1915 accepted as Murexsul Iredale, 1915
- Species Murexsul aikeni Lussi, 2010 accepted as Murexsul valae (Houart, 1991) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Murexsul apollo Espinosa & Ortea, 2016 accepted as Murexsul cubacaribaensis Espinosa & Ortea, 2016 (synonym)
- Species Murexsul biconicus (Tate, 1888) † accepted as Hexaplex biconicus (Tate, 1888) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Murexsul cachoi Espinosa & Ortea, 2016 accepted as Murexsul cubacaribaensis Espinosa & Ortea, 2016
- Species Murexsul conatus McMichael, 1964 accepted as Hexaplex conatus (McMichael, 1964) (original combination)
- Species Murexsul cuvierensis H. J. Finlay, 1927 accepted as Murexsul octogonus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Murexsul dilucidus Marwick, 1931 † accepted as Murexsul espinosus (F. W. Hutton, 1885) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Murexsul dipsacus (Broderip, 1833) accepted as Favartia dipsacus (Broderip, 1833) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Murexsul hexagonus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Murexsul pacaudi Van Hyfte & Danvin, 2018
- Species Murexsul lividorupis Laws, 1935 † accepted as Coralliophila lividorupis (Laws, 1935) † (superseded combination)
- Species Murexsul plionanum Forli & Brunetti, 2011 † accepted as Murexsul plionanus Forli & Brunetti, 2011 † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Murexsul prionotus (Tate, 1888) † accepted as Ocenebra prionotus (Tate, 1888) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Murexsul scobina H. J. Finlay, 1930 † accepted as Murexsul scobinus H. J. Finlay, 1930 † (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Murexsul sublaevis (Tate, 1888) † accepted as Paziella sublaevis (Tate, 1888) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Murexsul tepikiensis A. W. B. Powell, 1934 † accepted as Coralliophila mira (Cotton & Godfrey, 1932) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Murexsul tulensis (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976) accepted as Zetekopsis tulensis (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976) accepted as Zetecopsis tulensis (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Murexsul westonensis (B. W. Myers & D'Attilio, 1990) accepted as Zetekopsis westonensis (B. W. Myers & D'Attilio, 1990) accepted as Zetecopsis westonensis (B. W. Myers & D'Attilio, 1990) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Murexsul zeteki (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951) accepted as Zetecopsis zeteki (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Murexsul zezae Brunetti & Forli, 2010 † accepted as Pazinotus depontaillieri (Cossmann, 1903) †
- Species Murexsul zonata Hayashi & T. Habe, 1965 accepted as Murexsul zonatus Hayashi & T. Habe, 1965 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Murexsul echinophorus A. W. B. Powell & Bartrum, 1929 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
(of Hexaplex (Murexsul) Iredale, 1915) Iredale, T. (1915). A commentary on Suter's Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 47: 417-497., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3343255
page(s): 471 [details]
page(s): 471 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Murexsul Iredale, 1915. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397215 on 2025-05-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Hexaplex (Murexsul) Iredale, 1915) Iredale, T. (1915). A commentary on Suter's Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 47: 417-497., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3343255
page(s): 471 [details]
basis of record Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J.P. (2022). <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world: Part Muricopsinae</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 528 pp.
page(s): 76-93, pls 21-47 [details]
page(s): 471 [details]
basis of record Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J.P. (2022). <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world: Part Muricopsinae</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 528 pp.
page(s): 76-93, pls 21-47 [details]
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