Family Muricidae (Murex shells)

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Hexaplex trunculus
picture By Bernat Garrigós

Chicoreus ramosus
picture By Thura Htun

Hexaplex trunculus
picture By Miquel Pontes

Thais
picture By Patrick Randall

Hexaplex princeps
picture By Craig Howe

Murex ternispina
picture By Craig Howe

Chicoreus brunneus
picture By Patrick Randall

Hexaplex trunculus
picture By Josep Vilanova

Genus

Taxon	Vernacular name (ENG)	Photos
Abyssotrophon (15)		0
Acanthais (3)		0
Acanthina (2)	Unicorn snails	0
Acanthinucella (3)		0
Acanthotrophon (5)		0
Actinotrophon (3)		0
Africanella (2)		0
Afritrophon (4)		0
Agnewia (2)		0
Anatrophon (1)		0
Aspella (22)		0
Attiliosa (18)		0
Austrotrophon (3)		0
Axymene (2)		0
Babelomurex (75)		0
Bedeva (6)		0
Bedevina (1)		0
Benthoxystus (2)		0
Bizetiella (3)		0
Bolinus (2)		0
Boreotrophon (36)		0
Bouchetia (3)		0
Brasityphis (1)		0
Calcitrapessa (1)		0
Calotrophon (9)		0
Ceratostoma (6)		0
Chicocenebra (1)		0
Chicomurex (14)		0
Chicoreus (87)		2
Chorus (1)		0
Cinclidotyphis (1)		0
Comptella (3)		0
Conchatalos (6)		0
Concholepas (1)		0
Coralliophila (103)		0
Coronium (6)		0
Crassilabrum (1)		0
Crassimurex		0
Cronia (3)		0
Cymia (1)		0
Cytharomorula (11)		0
Daphnellopsis (4)		0
Dermomurex (48)		0
Dicathais (1)		0
Distichotyphis (1)		0
Drupa (9)		0
Drupella (6)		0
Drupina (2)		0
Emozamia (1)		0
Enatimene (3)		0
Enixotrophon (41)		0
Ergalatax (9)		0
Eupleura (10)		0
Favartia (125)		0
Flexopteron (4)		0
Forreria (2)		0
Fuegotrophon (3)		0
Gemixystus (12)		0
Genkaimurex (3)		0
Hadriania (2)		0
Haustellotyphis (2)		0
Haustellum (14)		0
Haustrum (4)		0
Hexaplex (23)		6
Hirtomurex (13)		0
Homalocantha (19)		0
Indothais (11)		0
Inermicosta (1)		0
Ingensia (3)		0
Jaton (4)		0
Jopas		0
Laevityphis (4)		0
Lataxiena (8)		0
Latiaxis (7)		0
Lenitrophon (1)		0
Leptoconchus (17)		0
Leptotrophon (29)		0
Lindapterys (5)		0
Liniaxis (1)		0
Litozamia (7)		0
Maculotriton (1)		0
Magilus (3)		0
Mancinella (10)		0
Maxwellia (3)		0
Menathais (4)		0
Mexacanthina (2)		0
Minortrophon (1)		0
Mipus (21)		0
Monstrotyphis (13)		0
Morula (36)		0
Muregina (1)		0
Murex (35)	Murex snails	1
Murexsul (56)		0
Muricodrupa (3)		0
Muricopsis (36)		0
Naquetia (8)		0
Nassa (4)		0
Neorapana (3)		0
Neothais (4)		0
Nipponotrophon (11)		0
Nodulotrophon (4)		0
Nucella (13)		0
Ocenebra (18)		0
Ocenotrophon (1)		0
Ocinebrellus (4)		0
Ocinebrina (11)		0
Oppomorus (3)		0
Orania (32)		0
Pagodula (14)		0
Paratrophon (4)		0
Pascula (8)		0
Paziella (7)		0
Pazinotus (13)		0
Phrygiomurex (1)		0
Phycothais (3)		0
Phyllocoma (4)		0
Phyllonotus (10)		0
Pinaxia (2)		0
Plicopurpura (3)		0
Poirieria (3)		0
Ponderia (8)		0
Poropteron (6)		0
Pradoxa (4)		0
Prototyphis (3)		0
Pterochelus (8)		0
Pteropurpura (16)		0
Pterorytis (1)		0
Pterotyphis (3)		0
Pterynotus (14)		0
Purpura (3)		0
Purpurellus (3)		0
Rapa (3)		0
Rapana (4)		0
Reishia (8)		0
Rhizochilus (1)		0
Rolandiella (2)		0
Roperia (1)		0
Scabrotrophon (26)		0
Semiricinula (12)		0
Siphonochelus (24)		0
Siratus (32)		0
Spinidrupa (2)		0
Stramonita (8)		0
Subpterynotus (2)		0
Taurasia (1)		0
Tenguella (5)		0
Terefundus (5)		0
Thais (5)	Rock shells	1
Thaisella (8)		0
Timbellus (29)		0
Trachypollia (4)		0
Tribulus (1)		0
Tripterotyphis (5)		0
Trochia (1)		0
Tromina (1)		0
Trophon (25)		0
Trophonella (7)		0
Trophonopsis (16)		0
Tylothais (7)		0
Typhina (8)		0
Typhinellus (11)		0
Typhis (5)		0
Typhisala (2)		0
Typhisopsis (3)		0
Urosalpinx (7)		0
Usilla (2)		0
Uttleya (3)		0
Vasula (3)		0
Vaughtia (13)		0
Vexilla (2)		0
Vitularia (6)		0
Vokesimurex (38)		0
Vokesinotus (1)		0
Warenia		0
Xanthochorus (4)		0
Xastilia (1)		0
Xenotrophon (1)		0
Xymene (7)		0
Xymenella (1)		0
Xymenopsis (5)		0
Zacatrophon (2)		0
Zeatrophon (3)		0

Species

Species profile

Is marine

Vernacular names for family Muricidae


Language	Name	Source
Dutch; Flemish	stekelhorens, purperslakken	Worms, Worms
English	murex shells, murex snails, rock shells	Worms, Worms, Worms
German	Muriciden, Stachelschnecken	Worms, Worms
Japanese	アッキガイ	Worms
Swedish	purpursnäckor	Worms

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