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Murex Linnaeus, 1758

138196  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138196)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Neogastropoda (Order)
  7. Muricoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Muricidae (Family)
  9. Muricinae (Subfamily)
  10. Murex (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Murex tribulus Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
Murex (Murex) Linnaeus, 1758 · alternative representation
Murex (Tubicauda) Jousseaume, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Muricites Schlotheim, 1820 † · unaccepted > unavailable name (Invalid under Art. 20: name...)  
Invalid under Art. 20: name established for fossils, formed by adding the suffix "-ites" to the genus name Murex.

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  1. Species Murex acanthostephes R. B. Watson, 1883
  2. Species Murex aduncospinosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841
  3. Species Murex africanus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
  4. Species Murex altispira Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
  5. Species Murex antelmei Viader, 1938
  6. Species Murex brevispina Lamarck, 1822
  7. Species Murex bullocki Yokoyama, 1923 †
  8. Species Murex carbonnieri (Jousseaume, 1881)
  9. Species Murex concinnus Reeve, 1845
  10. Species Murex coppingeri E. A. Smith, 1884
  11. Species Murex djarianensis K. Martin, 1895
  12. Species Murex echinodes Houart, 2011
  13. Species Murex ejectus K. Martin, 1895 †
  14. Species Murex falsitribulus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
  15. Species Murex forskoehlii Röding, 1798
  16. Species Murex guidopoppei Thach, 2025
  17. Species Murex guppyi Ladd, 1977 †
  18. Species Murex halli d'Archiac & Haime, 1854 †
  19. Species Murex heros Fulton, 1936
  20. Species Murex huangi Houart, 2010
  21. Species Murex hystricosus Houart & Dharma, 2001
  22. Species Murex indicus Houart, 2011
  23. Species Murex kerslakae Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
  24. Species Murex lyelli d'Archiac & Haime, 1854 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
  25. Species Murex maresinensis Garrigues & Houart, 2025
  26. Species Murex megapex Neubert, 1998
  27. Species Murex nanus Ravn, 1939 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
  28. Species Murex occa G. B. Sowerby II, 1834
  29. Species Murex paradoxicus H. M. Jenkins, 1864 †
  30. Species Murex pecten [Lightfoot], 1786
  31. Species Murex philippinensis Parth, 1994
  32. Species Murex protocrassus Houart, 1990
  33. Species Murex queenslandicus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
  34. Species Murex roemeri d'Archiac & Haime, 1854 †
  35. Species Murex salomonensis Parth, 1994
  36. Species Murex scolopax Dillwyn, 1817
  37. Species Murex somalicus Parth, 1990
  38. Species Murex spectabilis Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
  39. Species Murex spicatus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
  40. Species Murex spinastreptos Houart, 2010
  41. Species Murex subspinicosta Fuchs, 1870 †
  42. Species Murex surinamensis Okutani, 1982
  43. Species Murex suttipraneeae Gra-tes, 2023
  44. Species Murex tchihatcheffi d'Archiac & Haime, 1854 †
  45. Species Murex tenuirostrum Lamarck, 1822
  46. Species Murex ternispina Lamarck, 1822
  47. Species Murex trapa Röding, 1798
  48. Species Murex tribulus Linnaeus, 1758
  49. Species Murex troscheli Lischke, 1868
  50. Species Murex adpressus Bronn, 1831 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  51. Species Murex altavillensis G. Seguenza, 1875 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  52. Species Murex alternata I. Lea, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  53. Species Murex aratus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  54. Species Murex brevicanthos Sismonda, 1847 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  55. Species Murex collatus Guppy, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  56. Species Murex complicatus Grateloup, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  57. Species Murex consanguineus G. Seguenza, 1875 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  58. Species Murex consobrinus A. d'Orbigny, 1852 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  59. Species Murex cortazari Cossmann, 1906 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  60. Species Murex deformis Solander, 1766 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  61. Species Murex depressus Grateloup, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  62. Species Murex eliseoduartei Figueiras & Broggi, 1976 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  63. Species Murex exasperatus A. Adams, 1853 (uncertain > unassessed, use in recent literature not established by editor)
  64. Species Murex excavatus A. Adams, 1853 (uncertain > unassessed, use in recent literature not established by editor)
  65. Species Murex exiguus Dujardin, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Murex exiguus Broderip, 1833)
  66. Species Murex eximius Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  67. Species Murex exoletus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  68. Species Murex exortus Solander, 1766 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  69. Species Murex fluctuosus Forbes, 1846 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  70. Species Murex folineae Delle Chiaje, 1828 (uncertain > unassessed)
  71. Species Murex fusates G. D. Harris, 1895 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  72. Species Murex fusiformis Münster, 1844 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym)
  73. Species Murex gaasensis Benoist, 1880 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  74. Species Murex gratteloupi A. d'Orbigny, 1852 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  75. Species Murex gravidus Dujardin, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  76. Species Murex hirtus G. Seguenza, 1875 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  77. Species Murex junceus Solander, 1766 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  78. Species Murex lamellifer R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  79. Species Murex latilabris Bellardi & Michelotti, 1840 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  80. Species Murex libassii G. Seguenza, 1875 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  81. Species Murex longus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  82. Species Murex macilentus Solander, 1766 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  83. Species Murex membranaceus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  84. Species Murex neugeboreni O. Semper, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  85. Species Murex nitidus Pilkington, 1804 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  86. Species Murex nysti A. Rouault, 1850 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  87. Species Murex oblitus Solander, 1766 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  88. Species Murex ovulatus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  89. Species Murex peroni Locard, 1889 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  90. Species Murex pondicherriensis Forbes, 1846 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  91. Species Murex priscus Kaunhowen, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed, invalid; not Solander, 1766)
  92. Species Murex propinquus G. Seguenza, 1875 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  93. Species Murex proximus Montagu, 1808 (uncertain > unassessed)
  94. Species Murex pseudoexiguus A. d'Orbigny, 1852 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  95. Species Murex pseudofusiformis A. d'Orbigny, 1852 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  96. Species Murex pseudooblongus A. d'Orbigny, 1852 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  97. Species Murex pullus S. Woodward, 1833 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  98. Species Murex punctatus Pilkington, 1804 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  99. Species Murex pungens Solander, 1766 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  100. Species Murex pyrulaeformis Libassi, 1859 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  101. Species Murex rotifer Bronn, 1831 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  102. Species Murex rufirupicolus Dall, 1916 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  103. Species Murex rusticus Defrance, 1827 † (uncertain > unassessed, invalid: junior homonym of Murex rusticus Brocchi, 1814)
  104. Species Murex septemcostatus A. Rouault, 1850 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  105. Species Murex septemnarius Conrad, 1834 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  106. Species Murex simplex Aldrich, 1886 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Murex (Typhis) simplex R. A. Philippi, 1844)
  107. Species Murex singaporensis A. Adams, 1853 (uncertain > unassessed)
  108. Species Murex striatissimus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  109. Species Murex subclathratus A. d'Orbigny, 1852 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  110. Species Murex subcorneus A. d'Orbigny, 1852 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  111. Species Murex subcutaceus Libassi, 1859 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  112. Species Murex subexiguus A. d'Orbigny, 1852 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  113. Species Murex subhexagonus A. d'Orbigny, 1852 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  114. Species Murex subincrassatus A. d'Orbigny, 1852 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  115. Species Murex submarginatus A. d'Orbigny, 1852 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  116. Species Murex subnodiferus A. d'Orbigny, 1852 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  117. Species Murex subrugosos A. d'Orbigny, 1852 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  118. Species Murex thomasi Locard, 1889 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Murex thomasi Crosse, 1872)
  119. Species Murex trapparonii Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  120. Species Murex triacanthus Gmelin, 1791 (uncertain > unassessed)
  121. Species Murex trifrons Grateloup, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  122. Species Murex trinchinopolitensis Forbes, 1846 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  123. Species Murex triton A. d'Orbigny, 1852 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  124. Species Murex turbinatus Brocchi, 1814 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  125. Species Murex vaughani Dickerson, 1917 † (uncertain > unassessed, unreplaced junior homonym; not Maury, 1910)
  126. Subgenus Murex (Alipurpura) P. Fischer, 1884 accepted as Pterochelus Jousseaume, 1880 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Murex (Alipurpura) valdintortus Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924 † accepted as Timbellus valdintortus (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  127. Subgenus Murex (Chicoreus) Montfort, 1810 accepted as Chicoreus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Murex (Chicoreus) denticulatus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    2. Species Murex (Chicoreus) mayeri Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    3. Species Murex (Chicoreus) obtusus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    4. Species Murex (Chicoreus) venustus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    5. Species Murex (Chicoreus) bourgeoisi Tournouër, 1875 † accepted as Hexaplex bourgeoisi (Tournouër, 1875) †
    6. Species Murex (Chicoreus) lepidotus E. H. Vokes, 1963 † accepted as Chicoreus lepidotus (E. H. Vokes, 1963) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  128. Subgenus Murex (Haustellum) Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Haustellum Schumacher, 1817 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Murex (Haustellum) adelosus E. H. Vokes, 1989 † accepted as Vokesimurex adelosus (E. H. Vokes, 1989) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Murex (Haustellum) ighinae Bellardi, 1873 † accepted as Hexaplex ighinae (Bellardi, 1873) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  129. Subgenus Murex (Homalocantha) Mörch, 1852 accepted as Homalocantha Mörch, 1852 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Murex (Homalocantha) talahabensis K. Martin, 1895 † accepted as Homalocantha talahabensis (K. Martin, 1895) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  130. Subgenus Murex (Muricantha) P. Fischer, 1884 accepted as Murex (Muricanthus) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Muricanthus Swainson, 1840 (unjustified emendation)
    1. Species Murex (Muricantha) capgrandi Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924 † accepted as Hexaplex capgrandi (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Murex (Muricantha) frayssei Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924 † accepted as Hexaplex frayssei (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Murex (Muricantha) gavardanensis Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924 † accepted as Hexaplex gavardanensis (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Murex (Muricantha) sedgwicki (Michelotti, 1847) † accepted as Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) sedgwickii (Michelotti, 1841) † represented as Hexaplex sedgwickii (Michelotti, 1841) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  131. Subgenus Murex (Muricanthus) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Muricanthus Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Subgenus Murex (Muricidea) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Trophon Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      1. Species Murex (Muricidea) cirratus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      2. Species Murex (Muricidea) revolutus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    2. Subgenus Murex (Ocenebra) J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Ocenebra Leach, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Species Murex (Ocenebra) alternatus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Murex alternata I. Lea, 1833)
      2. Species Murex (Ocenebra) anconae Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      3. Species Murex (Ocenebra) canaliculatus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Murex canaliculatus Linnaeus, 1758)
      4. Species Murex (Ocenebra) caperatus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      5. Species Murex (Ocenebra) comptus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      6. Species Murex (Ocenebra) concrispatus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      7. Species Murex (Ocenebra) confragus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      8. Species Murex (Ocenebra) contortus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      9. Species Murex (Ocenebra) electus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      10. Species Murex (Ocenebra) fodicatus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      11. Species Murex (Ocenebra) geniculatus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      12. Species Murex (Ocenebra) horrens Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      13. Species Murex (Ocenebra) insculptus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      14. Species Murex (Ocenebra) irregularis Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      15. Species Murex (Ocenebra) isseli Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      16. Species Murex (Ocenebra) minutus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      17. Species Murex (Ocenebra) nodosus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Murex nodosus Borson, 1825)
      18. Species Murex (Ocenebra) patulus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      19. Species Murex (Ocenebra) pectitus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      20. Species Murex (Ocenebra) scalariformis Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    3. Subgenus Murex (Odontopolys) Gabb, 1860 † accepted as Odontopolys Gabb, 1860 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Species Murex (Odontopolys) compsorhytis Gabb, 1860 † accepted as Odontopolys compsorhytis (Gabb, 1860) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Subgenus Murex (Phyllonotus) Swainson, 1833 accepted as Phyllonotus Swainson, 1833 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Species Murex (Phyllonotus) cognatus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      2. Species Murex (Phyllonotus) elatus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      3. Species Murex (Phyllonotus) productus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      4. Species Murex (Phyllonotus) pustulatus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Murex pustulatus Brocchi, 1814)
      5. Species Murex (Phyllonotus) umbilicatus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      6. Species Murex (Phyllonotus) praepauxillus Maury, 1917 † accepted as Murexsul praepauxillus (Maury, 1917) † (original combination)
      7. Species Murex (Phyllonotus) rutteni Beets, 1950 † accepted as Chicoreus rutteni (Beets, 1950) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      8. Species Murex (Phyllonotus) tapparonii Bellardi, 1873 † accepted as Hexaplex tapparonii (Bellardi, 1873) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    5. Subgenus Murex (Poirieria) Jousseaume, 1880 accepted as Poirieria Jousseaume, 1880 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Species Murex (Poirieria) cedillatus Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924 † accepted as Beyregrex cedillatus (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      2. Species Murex (Poirieria) marchandi Cossmann, 1903 † accepted as Eofavartia marchandi (Cossmann, 1903) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    6. Subgenus Murex (Promurex) Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 accepted as Promurex Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Species Murex (Promurex) antelmei Viader, 1938 represented as Murex antelmei Viader, 1938
      2. Species Murex (Promurex) bullocki Yokoyama, 1923 † represented as Murex bullocki Yokoyama, 1923 †
      3. Species Murex (Promurex) protocrassus Houart, 1990 represented as Murex protocrassus Houart, 1990
      4. Species Murex (Promurex) spinicosta Bronn, 1831 † represented as Murex spinicosta Bronn, 1831 † accepted as Promurex spinicosta (Bronn, 1831) †
      5. Species Murex (Promurex) subspinicosta Fuchs, 1870 † represented as Murex subspinicosta Fuchs, 1870 †
    7. Subgenus Murex (Siratus) Jousseaume, 1880 accepted as Siratus Jousseaume, 1880 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Species Murex (Siratus) triangularis P. Jung, 1965 † accepted as Siratus denegatus (Jung, 1966) † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Murex triangularis Brown, 1818; M. (Siratus) denegatus is a replacement name)
    8. Subgenus Murex (Trophon) Montfort, 1810 accepted as Trophon Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Species Murex (Trophon) bicarinatus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Murex bicarinatus W. Wood, 1828)
      2. Species Murex (Trophon) carcarensis Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      3. Species Murex (Trophon) citimus Bellardi, 1873 † accepted as Flexopteron citima (Bellardi, 1873) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    9. Subgenus Murex (Tubicauda) Jousseaume, 1880 accepted as Murex (Murex) Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Murex Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      1. Species Murex (Tubicauda) subgranifer Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924 † accepted as Exquisitor graniferus (Michelotti, 1841) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    10. Species Murex abbatiae Wrigley, 1930 † accepted as Beyregrex sarroniensis (Carez, 1879) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    11. Species Murex abbreviatus Grateloup, 1833 † accepted as Murexsul rostralis (Grateloup, 1845) † (invalid: junior homonym of Murex abbreviatus Defrance, 1827)
    12. Species Murex acuticosta Conrad, 1830 † accepted as Typhis acuticosta (Conrad, 1830) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    13. Species Murex altavillae Libassi, 1859 † accepted as Homalocantha heptagonata (Bronn, 1831) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    14. Species Murex alternicosta Michelotti, 1841 † accepted as Murexsul alternicosta (Michelotti, 1841) † (original combination)
    15. Species Murex antillarum Gabb, 1873 † accepted as Siratus yaquensis (Maury, 1917) † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Murex antillarum Hinds, 1844; Murex yaquensis is a replacement name)
    16. Species Murex areolifer F. Sandberger, 1861 † accepted as Beyregrex pereger (Beyrich, 1854) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    17. Species Murex astensis Bellardi & Michelotti, 1840 † accepted as Homalocantha heptagonata (Bronn, 1831) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    18. Species Murex auversiensis Deshayes, 1865 † accepted as Jsowerbya auversiensis (Deshayes, 1865) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    19. Species Murex batavianus K. Martin, 1884 † accepted as Chicoreus (Triplex) batavianus (K. Martin, 1884) † represented as Chicoreus batavianus (K. Martin, 1884) †
    20. Species Murex baudoni Morlet, 1888 † accepted as Urosalpinx baudoni (Morlet, 1888) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    21. Species Murex bernayi Deshayes, 1865 † accepted as Textiliomurex bernayi (Deshayes, 1865) † (original combination)
    22. Species Murex bicostatus Deshayes, 1835 † accepted as Paleochicoreus bicostatus (Deshayes, 1835) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    23. Species Murex bonneti Cossmann, 1903 † accepted as Vokesimurex bonneti (Cossmann, 1903) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    24. Species Murex bulbus Solander, 1766 † accepted as Sycostoma bulbus (Solander, 1766) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    25. Species Murex caillati Deshayes, 1865 † accepted as Ponderia caillati (Deshayes, 1865) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    26. Species Murex calcitrapa Lamarck, 1803 † accepted as Crassimurex calcitrapa (Lamarck, 1803) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    27. Species Murex camerunensis Oppenheim, 1904 † accepted as Paleochicoreus diderrichi (É. Vincent, 1913) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, uncertain synonym)
    28. Species Murex campanii De Stefani & Pantanelli, 1878 † accepted as Hexaplex campanii (De Stefani & Pantanelli, 1878) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    29. Species Murex camplytropis Tate, 1888 † accepted as Hexaplex camplytropis (Tate, 1888) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    30. Species Murex cancellarioides Grateloup, 1833 † accepted as Dermomurex cancellarioides (Grateloup, 1833) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    31. Species Murex cariosus Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Melanopsis cariosa (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    32. Species Murex chrysostoma G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 accepted as Vokesimurex chrysostoma (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) (original combination)
    33. Species Murex conglobatus Michelotti, 1841 † accepted as Hexaplex trunculus conglobatus (Michelotti, 1841) † (basionym)
    34. Species Murex conoides Solander, 1766 † accepted as Domenginella conoides (Solander, 1766) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    35. Species Murex cowlitzensis C. E. Weaver, 1912 † accepted as Hexaplex cowlitzensis (C. E. Weaver, 1912) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    36. Species Murex crassicostatus Deshayes, 1835 † accepted as Lyropurpura crassicostata (Deshayes, 1835) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    37. Species Murex crassiliratus Tate, 1888 † accepted as Pygmaepterys crassiliratus (Tate, 1888) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    38. Species Murex cristatus Brocchi, 1814 accepted as Muricopsis cristata (Brocchi, 1814) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    39. Species Murex curtus J. Sowerby, 1818 † accepted as Pseudoneptunea curta (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    40. Species Murex daguini Magne, 1940 † accepted as Ponderia daguini (Magne, 1940) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    41. Species Murex defensus Fuchs, 1870 † accepted as Pterynotus defensus (Fuchs, 1870) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    42. Species Murex denudatus Deshayes, 1835 † accepted as Pterynotus denudatus (Deshayes, 1835) † (original combination)
    43. Species Murex depauperatus Deshayes, 1865 † accepted as Jsowerbya depauperata (Deshayes, 1865) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    44. Species Murex deslongchampsi Deshayes, 1865 † accepted as Paziella deslongchampsi (Deshayes, 1865) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    45. Species Murex diderrichi É. Vincent, 1913 † accepted as Paleochicoreus diderrichi (É. Vincent, 1913) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    46. Species Murex distans Deshayes, 1835 † accepted as Propefavartia distans (Deshayes, 1835) † (original combination)
    47. Species Murex domingensis G. B. Sowerby I, 1850 † accepted as Siratus domingensis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1850) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    48. Species Murex elatior von Koenen, 1889 † accepted as Flexopteron elatior (von Koenen, 1889) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    49. Species Murex engonatus Conrad, 1833 † accepted as Hexaplex engonatus (Conrad, 1833) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    50. Species Murex extrinodosus Sacco, 1904 † accepted as Prototyphis extrinodosus (Sacco, 1904) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    51. Species Murex falsiornatus Magne, 1940 † accepted as Subpterynotus rhombicus (S. Meunier, 1880) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    52. Species Murex flexuosus Deshayes, 1865 † accepted as Flexopteron flexuosum (Deshayes, 1865) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    53. Species Murex foliaceus Melleville, 1843 † accepted as Flexopteron foliaceum (Melleville, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    54. Species Murex fusoides Deshayes, 1865 † accepted as Pterynotus fusoides (Deshayes, 1865) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    55. Species Murex gaudryi P. Fischer & Tournouër, 1873 † accepted as Hexaplex gaudryi (P. Fischer & Tournouër, 1873) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    56. Species Murex geoffroyi A. Rouault, 1850 † accepted as Muricopsis geoffroyi (A. Rouault, 1850) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    57. Species Murex glyptus M. Smith, 1938 † accepted as Favartia glypta (M. Smith, 1938) (original combination)
    58. Species Murex granuliferus Grateloup, 1833 † accepted as Pterynotus granuliferus (Grateloup, 1833) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    59. Species Murex grooti H. M. Jenkins, 1864 † accepted as Hexaplex grooti (H. M. Jenkins, 1864) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    60. Species Murex hatcheri Ortmann, 1900 † accepted as Hadriania hatcheri (Ortmann, 1900) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    61. Species Murex haudmuticus Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924 † accepted as Bolinus submuticus (Grateloup, 1845) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    62. Species Murex heptagonatus Bronn, 1831 † accepted as Homalocantha heptagonata (Bronn, 1831) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    63. Species Murex hexagonus Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Murexsul pacaudi Van Hyfte & Danvin, 2018 (invalid: junior homonym of M. hexagonus Gmelin, 1791; Murexsul pacaudi is a replacement name)
    64. Species Murex innexus Solander, 1766 † accepted as Pleurotoma innexa (Solander, 1766) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    65. Species Murex interruptus Pilkington, 1804 † accepted as Ptychatractus interruptus (Pilkington, 1804) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    66. Species Murex interruptus Brocchi, 1814 † accepted as Clavatula interrupta (Brocchi, 1814) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    67. Species Murex irregularis Tate, 1888 † accepted as Hadriania basedowi Cossmann, 1903 † accepted as Xenotrophon basedowi (Cossmann, 1903) † accepted as Gemixystus basedowi (Cossmann, 1903) † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: not Bellardi, 1872)
    68. Species Murex jucundus Deshayes, 1865 † accepted as Gemixystus jucundus (Deshayes, 1865) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    69. Species Murex laevigatus Gmelin, 1791 † accepted as Cosmolithes laevigatus (Gmelin, 1791) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    70. Species Murex larvaecosta Heilprin, 1886 † accepted as Homalocantha crispangula (Heilprin, 1886) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    71. Species Murex latus J. Sowerby, 1813 † accepted as Eocantharus latus (J. Sowerby, 1813) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    72. Species Murex longaevus Solander, 1766 † accepted as Clavilithes longaevus (Solander, 1766) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    73. Species Murex macgintyi M. Smith, 1938 † accepted as Favartia macgintyi (M. Smith, 1938) (original combination)
    74. Species Murex marksi G. D. Harris, 1894 † accepted as Hexaplex marksi (G. D. Harris, 1894) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    75. Species Murex minax Solander, 1766 † accepted as Cornulina minax (Solander, 1766) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    76. Species Murex minutus R. M. Johnston, 1880 † accepted as Gemixystus minutus (R. M. Johnston, 1880) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    77. Species Murex mississippiensis Conrad, 1847 † accepted as Phyllonotus mississippiensis (Conrad, 1847) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    78. Species Murex mitraeformis Brocchi, 1814 † accepted as Metula mitraeformis (Brocchi, 1814) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    79. Species Murex multicostatus Pecchioli, 1864 † accepted as Muricopsis neocostatus Cossmann, 1903 † accepted as Murexsul neocostatus (Cossmann, 1903) † (invalid: junior homonym of Murex multicostatus Eschscholtz, 1829; Muricopsis neocostatus is a replacement name)
    80. Species Murex multistriatus Deshayes, 1865 † accepted as Trophonopsis multistriata (Deshayes, 1865) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    81. Species Murex nasongoensis Ladd, 1977 † accepted as Vokesimurex nasongoensis (Ladd, 1977) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    82. Species Murex nexilis Solander, 1766 † accepted as Ficus nexilis (Solander, 1766) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    83. Species Murex noae Holten, 1802 † accepted as Clavilithes noae (Holten, 1802) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    84. Species Murex notatus Eichwald, 1830 † accepted as Chicoreus (Triplex) notatus (Eichwald, 1830) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    85. Species Murex packardi Dickerson, 1915 † accepted as Paleochicoreus packardi (Dickerson, 1915) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    86. Species Murex penghuensis I. Hayasaka & T. Hayasaka, 1960 † accepted as Hexaplex penghuensis (I. Hayasaka & T. Hayasaka, 1960) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    87. Species Murex pereger Beyrich, 1854 † accepted as Beyregrex pereger (Beyrich, 1854) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    88. Species Murex plateaui Cossmann, 1907 † accepted as Flexopteron plateaui (Cossmann, 1907) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    89. Species Murex pleurotomoides J. Müller, 1851 † accepted as Pseudorapa pleurotomoides (J. Müller, 1851) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    90. Species Murex plini de Raincourt, 1874 † accepted as Paziella plini (de Raincourt, 1874) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    91. Species Murex prionotus Tate, 1888 † accepted as Murexsul prionotus (Tate, 1888) † accepted as Ocenebra prionotus (Tate, 1888) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    92. Species Murex pyrulatus Bellardi & Michelotti, 1840 † accepted as Volema tarbeliana pyrulata (Bellardi & Michelotti, 1840) † (superseded rank and combination)
    93. Species Murex pyruloides Koenen, 1885 † accepted as Urosalpinx pyruloides (Koenen, 1885) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    94. Species Murex pyrus Solander, 1766 † accepted as Sycostoma pyrus (Solander, 1766) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    95. Species Murex quadrifrons Grateloup, 1845 † accepted as Pterynotus subquadrifrons (A. d'Orbigny, 1852) † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Murex quadrifrons Lamarck, 1822; M. subquadrifrons is a replacement name)
    96. Species Murex recurvirostris Broderip, 1833 accepted as Vokesimurex recurvirostris (Broderip, 1833) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    97. Species Murex rhombicus S. Meunier, 1880 † accepted as Subpterynotus rhombicus (S. Meunier, 1880) †
    98. Species Murex rimosus Solander, 1766 † accepted as Rimella rimosa (Solander, 1766) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    99. Species Murex rostratus Solander, 1766 † accepted as Comitas rostrata (Solander, 1766) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    100. Species Murex rusticus Brocchi, 1814 † accepted as Granulatocincta rustica (Brocchi, 1814) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    101. Species Murex saplisi MacNeil, 1961 † accepted as Haustellum saplisi (MacNeil, 1961) † accepted as Vokesimurex saplisi (MacNeil, 1961) †
    102. Species Murex similis Fuchs, 1870 † accepted as Hexaplex fuchsi (Bayan, 1870) † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Murex similis G. B. Sowerby II, 1841; Murex fuchsi is a replacement name)
    103. Species Murex smithii J. De C. Sowerby, 1827 † accepted as Priscoficus smithii (J. De C. Sowerby, 1827) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    104. Species Murex spinicosta Bronn, 1831 † accepted as Promurex spinicosta (Bronn, 1831) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    105. Species Murex spinulosus Deshayes, 1835 † accepted as Flexopteron spinulosum (Deshayes, 1835) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    106. Species Murex stainforthii Reeve, 1843 accepted as Hexaplex stainforthii (Reeve, 1843) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    107. Species Murex stetopus de Gregorio, 1890 † accepted as Siratus stetopus (de Gregorio, 1890) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    108. Species Murex subconglobatus Millet, 1865 † (unaccepted)
    109. Species Murex subfrondosus Cossmann, 1898 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of M. subfrondosus d'Orbigny, 1852; M. marchandi is a replacement name)
    110. Species Murex subplicatilis Wrigley, 1930 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    111. Species Murex subrudis A. d'Orbigny, 1850 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    112. Species Murex subulatus Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, junior homonym of Murex subulatus Montagu, 1808)
    113. Species Murex suspensus Solander, 1766 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    114. Species Murex syrticus Mayer[-Eymar], 1871 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    115. Species Murex textiliosus Lamarck, 1803 † (unaccepted)
    116. Species Murex tingarus de Gregorio, 1890 † (unaccepted, uncertain synonym)
    117. Species Murex toreia Maury, 1925 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    118. Species Murex tricinctus Brocchi, 1814 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    119. Species Murex trinodosus Bellardi, 1873 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    120. Species Murex tripteroides Lamarck, 1822 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    121. Species Murex truncatulus Foresti, 1868 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    122. Species Murex turgidus Solander, 1766 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    123. Species Murex turonensis Dujardin, 1837 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    124. Species Murex veranyi Paulucci, 1866 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    125. Species Murex violetae Petuch, 1991 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    126. Species Murex viperinus Lamarck, 1803 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    127. Species Murex yaquensis Maury, 1917 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    128. Subgenus Murex (Murex) Linnaeus, 1758 (alternative representation)
      1. Species Murex (Murex) dasus J. A. Gardner, 1947 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      2. Species Murex (Murex) exarmatus Bellardi, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
      3. Species Murex (Murex) bantamensis K. Martin, 1895 † accepted as Vokesimurex multiplicatus bantamensis (K. Martin, 1895) †
      4. Species Murex (Murex) gardnerae E. H. Vokes, 1963 † accepted as Siratus juliagardnerae (E. H. Vokes, 1970) † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: secondary junior homonym of Alectrion gardnerae Dall, 1915; Chicoreus juliagardnerae is a replacement name.)
      5. Species Murex (Murex) nasogoensis Ladd, 1977 † accepted as Vokesimurex nasogoensis (Ladd, 1977) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      6. Species Murex (Murex) nicholsi J. A. Gardner, 1947 † accepted as Siratus nicholsi (J. A. Gardner, 1947) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      7. Species Murex (Murex) acanthostephes R. B. Watson, 1883 represented as Murex acanthostephes R. B. Watson, 1883
      8. Species Murex (Murex) aduncospinosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841 represented as Murex aduncospinosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1841
      9. Species Murex (Murex) africanus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 represented as Murex africanus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
      10. Species Murex (Murex) altispira Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 represented as Murex altispira Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
      11. Species Murex (Murex) brevispina Lamarck, 1822 represented as Murex brevispina Lamarck, 1822
      12. Species Murex (Murex) carbonnieri (Jousseaume, 1881) represented as Murex carbonnieri (Jousseaume, 1881)
      13. Species Murex (Murex) concinnus Reeve, 1845 represented as Murex concinnus Reeve, 1845
      14. Species Murex (Murex) coppingeri E. A. Smith, 1884 represented as Murex coppingeri E. A. Smith, 1884
      15. Species Murex (Murex) djarianensis K. Martin, 1895 † represented as Murex djarianensis K. Martin, 1895
      16. Species Murex (Murex) echinodes Houart, 2011 represented as Murex echinodes Houart, 2011
      17. Species Murex (Murex) ejectus K. Martin, 1895 † represented as Murex ejectus K. Martin, 1895 †
      18. Species Murex (Murex) falsitribulus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 represented as Murex falsitribulus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
      19. Species Murex (Murex) forskoehlii Röding, 1798 represented as Murex forskoehlii Röding, 1798
      20. Species Murex (Murex) heros Fulton, 1936 represented as Murex heros Fulton, 1936
      21. Species Murex (Murex) huangi Houart, 2010 represented as Murex huangi Houart, 2010
      22. Species Murex (Murex) hystricosus Houart & Dharma, 2001 represented as Murex hystricosus Houart & Dharma, 2001
      23. Species Murex (Murex) indicus Houart, 2011 represented as Murex indicus Houart, 2011
      24. Species Murex (Murex) kerslakae Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 represented as Murex kerslakae Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
      25. Species Murex (Murex) maresinensis Garrigues & Houart, 2025 represented as Murex maresinensis Garrigues & Houart, 2025
      26. Species Murex (Murex) occa G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 represented as Murex occa G. B. Sowerby II, 1834
      27. Species Murex (Murex) pecten [Lightfoot], 1786 represented as Murex pecten [Lightfoot], 1786
      28. Species Murex (Murex) philippinensis Parth, 1994 represented as Murex philippinensis Parth, 1994
      29. Species Murex (Murex) protocrassus Houart, 1990 represented as Murex protocrassus Houart, 1990
      30. Species Murex (Murex) queenslandicus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 represented as Murex queenslandicus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
      31. Species Murex (Murex) salomonensis Parth, 1994 represented as Murex salomonensis Parth, 1994
      32. Species Murex (Murex) scolopax Dillwyn, 1817 represented as Murex scolopax Dillwyn, 1817
      33. Species Murex (Murex) somalicus Parth, 1990 represented as Murex somalicus Parth, 1990
      34. Species Murex (Murex) spectabilis Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 represented as Murex spectabilis Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
      35. Species Murex (Murex) spicatus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988 represented as Murex spicatus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988
      36. Species Murex (Murex) spinastreptos Houart, 2010 represented as Murex spinastreptos Houart, 2010
      37. Species Murex (Murex) surinamensis Okutani, 1982 represented as Murex surinamensis Okutani, 1982
      38. Species Murex (Murex) tenuirostrum Lamarck, 1822 represented as Murex tenuirostrum Lamarck, 1822
      39. Species Murex (Murex) ternispina Lamarck, 1822 represented as Murex ternispina Lamarck, 1822
      40. Species Murex (Murex) trapa Röding, 1798 represented as Murex trapa Röding, 1798
      41. Species Murex (Murex) tribulus Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Murex tribulus Linnaeus, 1758
      42. Species Murex (Murex) troscheli Lischke, 1868 represented as Murex troscheli Lischke, 1868
    marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
    masculine
    Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
    page(s): 746 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
    MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Murex Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138196 on 2026-05-12
    Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Murex Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138196 on 2026-05-12
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    original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
    page(s): 746 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

    original description (of Muricites Schlotheim, 1820 †) Schlotheim, E. F. von. (1820). Die Petrefactenkunde auf ihrem jetztigen Standpunkte durch die Beschreibung seiner Sammlung versteinerter und fossiler Überreste des Thier- und Pflanzenreichs der Vorwelt. Becker, Gotha, lxii + 437 pp., available online at http://books.google.at/books/about/Die_Petrefactenkunde_auf_ihrem_jetzigen.html?id=4SQ-AAAAcAAJ&redir_esc=y [details] OpenAccess publication

    taxonomy source Houart, R. (2014). <i>Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp. [details] 

    additional source Ponder, W. F.; Vokes, E. H. (1988). A revision of the Indo-West Pacific fossil and Recent species of <i>Murex</i> s.s. and <i>Haustellum</i> (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 8: 1-160., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/ponder-and-vokes-1988-rec-aust-mus-suppl-8-1160/ [details] 

    additional source Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
    page(s): 56 [details] 
    		 
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