Muricanthus

Muricanthus
Muricanthus
Muricanthus radix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Muricanthus
Swainson, 1840[1]
Synonyms[2]

Aaronia Verrill, 1950
Centronotus Swainson, 1833

Muricanthus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Muricanthus include:

References

  1. ^ Swainson W. J. (1840). Treat. Malacol.: 296.
  2. ^ a b Muricanthus Swainson, 1840.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225316 on 25 April 2010.
  3. ^ Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=406196 on 25 April 2010.
  4. ^ Muricanthus nigritus (Philippi, 1845).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=406197 on 25 April 2010.
  5. ^ Muricanthus radix (Gmelin, 1791).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=406198 on 25 April 2010.
  6. ^ Muricanthus varius (Sowerby, 1834).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225317 on 25 April 2010.

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