Taxonomy Profile: Murex (Linnaeus 1758)

Murex: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Murex: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Lophozoa
Phylum : Mollusca
molluscs |
mollusks |
molusco |
mollusques |
Class : Gastropoda
gastropods |
slugs |
snails |
caracol |
caramujo |
lesma |
escargots |
gastéropodes |
limaces |
Subclass : Prosobranchia
Family : Muricidae
Genus : Murex
Murex Direct Children(s):
Murex fulvescens
(Sowerby 1834)
Murex recurvirostris
(Broderip 1833)
Murex beauii
(Fischer and Bernardi 1857)
Murex cellulosa
(Conrad 1846)
Murex leviculus
(Dall 1889)
Murex ciboney
(Clench and Farfante 1945)
Murex glyptus
(M Smith 1938)
Murex hidalgoi
(Crosse 1869)
Murex formosus
(Sowerby 1841)
Murex: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Murex
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Abbott, Robert Tucker
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1974-01-01 / 1974-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Seashells: The Marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of North America. 2nd ed.
Page(s):
663
Publisher:
Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-442-20228-8/
Notes:
Reference for:
Murex
Murex: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Murex: Comments