Murexiella

Murexiella
Murexiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricopsinae
Genus: Murexiella
Clench & Farfante, 1945
Synonyms[1]

Minnimurex Woolacott, 1957

Murexiella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

This name has become a synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) Clench & Perez Farfante, 1945

Species

Species within the genus Murexiella include:

  • Murexiella puntagordana (Weisbord, 1962)
The other species have been brought into synonymy 
  • Murexiella andamanensis Houart & Surya Rao, 1996 : synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) andamanensis (Houart & Surya Rao, 1996)
  • Murexiella angermeyerae (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965)[2] : synonym of Maxwellia angermeyerae (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965)
  • Murexiella asteriae Nicolay, 1972 : synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) bojadorensis (Locard, 1897)
  • Murexiella bojadorensis (Locard, 1897)[3] : synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) bojadorensis (Locard, 1897)
  • Murexiella edwardpauli Petuch, 1990 : synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) edwardpauli (Petuch, 1990)
  • Murexiella gemma (Sowerby, 1879)[4] : synonym of Maxwellia gemma (Sowerby, 1879)
  • Murexiella glypta (M. Smith, 1938)[5]: synonym of Favartia (Favartia) glypta (M. Smith, 1938)
  • Murexiella hidalgoi (Crosse, 1869)[6]: synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) hidalgoi(Crosse, 1869)
  • Murexiella hilli Petuch, 1987 : synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) hilli (Petuch, 1987)
  • Murexiella iemanja Petuch, 1979 : synonym of Favartia (Favartia) glypta (M. Smith, 1938)
  • Murexiella kalafuti Petuch, 1987 : synonym of Favartia (Favartia) kalafuti (Petuch, 1987)
  • Murexiella keenae Vokes, 1970 : synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) keenae (Vokes, 1970)
  • Murexiella laurae Vokes, 1970 : synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) laurae (Vokes, 1970)
  • Murexiella leonardhilli Petuch, 1987 : synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) macgintyi (M. Smith, 1938)
  • Murexiella levicula (Dall, 1889)[7] : synonym of Favartia (Favartia) levicula (Dall, 1889)
  • Murexiella macgintyi (M. Smith, 1938)[8]  : synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) macgintyi (M. Smith, 1938)
  • Murexiella mactanensis Emerson & D'Attilio, 1979 : synonym of Favartia (Favartia) mactanensis (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1979)
  • Murexiella martini Shikama, 1977 : synonym of Favartia (Favartia) martini (Shikama, 1977)
  • Murexiella mildredae Poorman, 1980 : synonym of Murexsul mildredae (Poorman, 1980)
  • Murexiella peregrina Olivera, 1980 : synonym of Favartia (Favartia) peregrina (Olivera, 1980)
  • Murexiella radwini Emerson & D'Attilio, 1970 : synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) radwini (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1970)
  • Murexiella santarosana (Dall, 1905)[9] : synonym of Maxwellia santarosana (Dall, 1905)
  • Murexiella taylorae Petuch, 1987[10] : synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) taylorae (Petuch, 1987)
  • Murexiella venustula Poorman, 1983 : synonym of Favartia (Favartia) exigua (Broderip, 1833)

References

  1. ^ a b Murexiella Clench & Farfante, 1945.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=407997  on 27 December 2010.
  2. ^ Murexiella angermeyerae (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408046 on 25 April 2010.
  3. ^ Murexiella bojadorensis (Locard, 1897).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140399 on 25 April 2010.
  4. ^ Murexiella gemma (Sowerby, 1879).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408047 on 25 April 2010.
  5. ^ Murexiella glypta (M. Smith, 1938).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419948 on 25 April 2010.
  6. ^ Murexiella hidalgoi (Crosse, 1869).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419949 on 25 April 2010.
  7. ^ Murexiella levicula (Dall, 1889).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419950 on 25 April 2010.
  8. ^ Murexiella macgintyi (M. Smith, 1938).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419951 on 25 April 2010.
  9. ^ Murexiella santarosana (Dall, 1905).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408048 on 25 April 2010.
  10. ^ Murexiella taylorae Petuch, 1987.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419952 on 25 April 2010.

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