Muricanthus

Muricanthus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

The name Muricanthus was previously considered a synonym of Hexaplex (Muricanthus) <small>Swainson, 1840</small> represented as Hexaplex <small>Perry, 1810</small>

Species

Species within the genus Muricanthus :

• Muricanthus ambiguus <small>(Reeve, 1845)</small>
• Muricanthus callidinus <small>Berry, 1958</small>
• Muricanthus nigritus <small>(Philippi, 1845)</small>
• Muricanthus radix <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
• Muricanthus strausi <small>(A. H. Verrill, 1950)</small>

• Muricanthus kusterianus <small>(Tapparone-Canefri, 1875)</small>: synonym of Hexaplex kuesterianus <small>(Tapparone-Canefri, 1875)</small>
• Muricanthus princeps <small>(Broderip, 1833)</small>: synonym of Hexaplex princeps <small>(Broderip, 1833)</small>
• Muricanthus trippae <small>Petuch, 1991</small>: synonym of Hexaplex fulvescens <small>(G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)</small>
• Muricanthus varius <small>(G.B. Sowerby I, 1834)</small>: synonym of Chicoreus varius <small>(G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)</small>
• Muricanthus virgineus <small>(Röding, 1798)</small>: synonym of Chicoreus virgineus <small>(Röding, 1798)</small>

References

• Verrill, A.H. (1950). A new Murex from the West Indies. Minutes of the Conchological Club of Southern California. 103: 4–5.

External links

• Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp
• Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp.
• Fischer, P. (1880-1887). Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un Appendice sur les Brachiopodes par D. P. Oehlert. Avec 23 planches contenant 600 figures dessinées par S. P. Woodward.. Paris: F. Savy. Published in 11 parts