WoRMS name details
Muricidea Swainson, 1840
399004 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:399004)
unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Genus
Murex magellanicus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Trophon geversianus (Pallas, 1774) (type by original designation)
- Subgenus Muricidea (Phyllonotus) Swainson, 1833 accepted as Phyllonotus Swainson, 1833 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Muricidea blainvillei [sic] accepted as Muricopsis cristata (Brocchi, 1814) (misspelling of Muricidea blainvillii (Payraudeau, 1826))
- Species Muricidea caledonica Jousseaume, 1881 accepted as Attiliosa caledonica (Jousseaume, 1881) (original combination)
- Species Muricidea diadema (A. Adams, 1854) accepted as Babelomurex diadema (A. Adams, 1854)
- Species Muricidea dubius (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) accepted as Muricopsis zeteki Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951 accepted as Zetecopsis zeteki (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951)
- Species Muricidea erinaceoides (Valenciennes, 1832) accepted as Pteropurpura erinaceoides (Valenciennes, 1832)
- Species Muricidea floridana (Conrad, 1869) accepted as Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Muricidea hexagonus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Murexsul hexagonus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Murexsul pacaudi Van Hyfte & Danvin, 2018
- Species Muricidea ostrearum (Conrad, 1846) accepted as Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Muricidea philippiana Dall, 1889 accepted as Attiliosa philippiana (Dall, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Muricidea polliaeformis Weinkauff, 1868 accepted as Muricopsis cristata (Brocchi, 1814) (synonym)
- Species Muricidea puteola A. Adams, 1863 accepted as Ocenebra puteola (A. Adams, 1863) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Muricidea spinulosa (O. G. Costa, 1861) accepted as Murexsul aradasii (Monterosato, 1883)
- Species Muricidea subangulata Stearns, 1873 accepted as Urosalpinx subangulata (Stearns, 1873) (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 64-65 [details]
page(s): 64-65 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Muricidea Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=399004 on 2026-04-17
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Nomenclature
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Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 64-65 [details]
page(s): 64-65 [details]
