Taxonomy Profile: Muricidae

Muricidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Thaidinae
Thaididae
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Muricidae: 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
Muricidae Direct Children(s):
Ceratostoma
(Herrmannsen 1846)
Ocenebra
(Gray 1847)
Urosalpinx
(Stimpson 1865)
Trophonopsis
(Bucquoy Dautzenberg and Dollfus 1882)
Nucella
(Roding 1798)
Eupleura
(H Adams and A Adams 1853)
Thais
(Roding 1798)
Boreotrophon
(Fischer 1884)
Murex
(Linnaeus 1758)
Trophon
(Montfort 1810)
Aspella
(Morch 1877)
Favartia
(Jousseaume 1880)
Calotrophon
(Hertlien and Strong 1951)
Morula
(Schumacher 1817)
Muricopsis
(Bucquoy Dautzenberg and Dollfus 1882)
Poirieria
(Jousseaume 1880)
Pteropurpura
(Jousseaume 1880)
Acanthotrophon
(Hertlein and Strong 1951)
Austrotrophon
(Dall 1902)
Pterynotus
(Swainson 1833)
Maxwellia
(Bailey 1950)
Acanthina
(Fischer de Waldheim 1807)
Roperia
(Dall 1898)
Ocinebrina
(Jousseaume 1880)
Chicoreus
(Montfort 1810)
Dermomurex
(di Monterosato 1890)
Forreria
(Jousseaume 1880)
Murexiella
(Clench and Perez Farfante 1945)
Pterotyphis
(Jousseaume 1881)
Trachypollia
(Woodring 1928)
Typhis
(Montfort 1810)
Attiliosa
(Emerson 1968)
Haustellum
(Schumacher 1817)
Hexaplex
(Perry 1811)
Murexsul
(Iredale 1915)
Ocenotrophon
(McLean 1995)
Plicopurpura
(Cossmann 1903)
Scabrotrophon
(McLean 1996)
Stramonita
(Schumacher 1817)
Typhinellus
(Jousseaume 1880)
Drupa
(Röding 1798)
Drupinia
(Dall 1923)
Chicomurex
(Arakawa 1964)
Muricidae: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Muricidae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
Page(s):
526
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-888569-01-8/0097-0638
Notes:
Reference for:
Muricidae
Muricidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Muricidae: Comments