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Sowerby, G. B. II. (1874). Monograph of the genus Mitra. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 4 (31-32): 1–46, pls 352–379. London, privately published
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Houart, R. (2009). Murex djarianensis poppei Houart, 1979. Accessed through the World
Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404977 on 2010-08-06
1981:
Houart, R. (2009). Murex aduncospinosus
Sowerby, 1841. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215644 on 2010-08-06
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Houart, R.; Gofas, S. (2010). Murex
Linnaeus, 1758. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at
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440:(age range: from 125.45 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found all over the world. There are about 25 known extinct species.
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Ponder, W.F. & E.H. Vokes. 1988. A revision of the Indo-West
Pacific fossil and Recent species of Murex s.s. and Haustellum (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae).
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Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J.-P. 2011. Fossil and Recent
Muricidae of the World, Part Muricinae. 648 pp., 182 colour plates, Hackenheim.
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The latest archeological research on dyes in Israel indicates that it was the Murex trunculus snail that was used for the famous tekhelet ancient dye (
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in reference to these kinds of snails, thus making it one of the oldest classical seashell names still in use by the scientific community.
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Jannun R., Nuwayhid N. and Coe E. (1981) Biological bromination – bromoperoxidase activity in the Murex sea-snail. FASEB. J. 40, 1774.
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and his contemporaries first to species in the family
Muricidae, and then was limited even further to the subfamilies
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345:(Invalid under Art. 20: name established for fossils, formed by adding the suffix -ites to the genus name Murex.)
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officiating there; it is sometimes still used by Jews today in the ritual fringes (
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680:(WoRMS) lists the following species with accepted names within the genus
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633:, encompassed many taxa that are now placed elsewhere in the superfamily
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Sowerby treated all muricoid forms as belonging to
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that were formerly considered to belong to the genus
432:This genus is known in the fossil records from the
409:which were originally given the Latin generic name
515:or shallow subtidal zone, among rocks and corals.
485:& Vokes (1988). The species from the western
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598:or ritual garments, or garments indicating high
555:of two species commonly referred to as "murex",
653:. Malacologists of the 19th century including
637:. During the 19th century, the definition of
398:, commonly called "murexes" or "rock snails".
129:, anterior end towards the bottom of the page
405:is still used for many species in the family
112:
1905:
1895:
967:(accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
579:, which the snails make using a specific
1938:Tekhelet - Biblical Blue Dye for Tzitzit
1863:
1383:Clench & Farfante, 1945: synonym of
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543:were historically made by the ancient
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1274:Murex tribulus tenuirostrum africanus
575:. This dye is a rare animal-produced
3126:635C8D7B-A8FE-4C90-86B6-4FB7C59B5784
3090:457FB975-DF30-AB28-3D53-C5D670383611
1836:
1572:Tapparone Canefri, 1875: synonym of
518:
326:· accepted, alternate representation
3159:Extant Cretaceous first appearances
551:respectively, using mucus from the
13:
1549:G.B. Sowerby II, 1841: synonym of
583:enzyme that operates on dissolved
317:accepted, alternate representation
299:Invalid: junior homonym of Aranea
14:
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2837:Records of the Australian Museum
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2759:World Register of Marine Species
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2722:World Register of Marine Species
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2056:World Register of Marine Species
2037:World Register of Marine Species
2018:World Register of Marine Species
1999:World Register of Marine Species
1968:World Register of Marine Species
1625:Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornucervi
678:World Register of Marine Species
563:, which are the older names for
535:Costly and labor-intensive dyes
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121:Apertural view of the shell of
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594:robes, other kinds of special
1:
1830:
1321:Species brought into synonymy
1897:10.1371/journal.pone.0245897
1772:Brocchi, 1814: synonym of †
1386:Chicoreus (Triplex) spectrum
530:
493:are now placed in the genus
7:
3169:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
2511:Clench & Farfante, 1945
1823:Favartia (Favartia) vittata
1820:Broderip, 1833: synonym of
1808:Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of
1796:Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of
1489:Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of
1465:Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of
1453:Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of
1441:Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of
1267:Murex tribulus tenuirostrum
1200:d'Archiac & Haime, 1854
1094:d'Archiac & Haime, 1854
965:d'Archiac & Haime, 1854
905:d'Archiac & Haime, 1854
629:, as originally defined by
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1759:Dillwyn, 1817: synonym of
1735:Dunker, 1883: synonym of
1702:Vokesimurex recurvirostrum
1666:Favartia (Favartia) perita
1622:Sowerby, 1825: synonym of
1561:Helbling, 1779: synonym of
1477:Scacchi, 1836: synonym of
620:
502:
481:genus, as demonstrated by
18:
2875:
2139:Houart & Dharma, 2001
1747:Locard, 1886: synonym of
1738:Vokesimurex mindanaoensis
1663:Hinds, 1844a: synonym of
1634:Gmelin, 1791: synonym of
1613:Gmelin, 1791: synonym of
1584:Petuch, 1987: synonym of
1578:(Tapparone Canefri, 1875)
1525:Petuch, 1987: synonym of
1456:Busycotypus canaliculatus
1343:Gmelin, 1791: synonym of
1331:Watson, 1896: synonym of
1281:Murex tribulus ternispina
925:Houart & Dharma, 2001
834:Murex djarianensis poppei
373:of medium to large sized
335:junior subjective synonym
274:
267:
256:
249:
135:Scientific classification
133:
120:
111:
30:
2348:Ponder & Vokes, 1988
2329:Ponder & Vokes, 1988
2253:Ponder & Vokes, 1988
2158:Ponder & Vokes, 1988
2101:Ponder & Vokes, 1988
2014:Ponder & Vokes, 1988
1995:Ponder & Vokes, 1988
1775:Rimosodaphnella textilis
1675:Reeve, 1845: synonym of
1537:Reeve, 1849: synonym of
1412:Reeve, 1845: synonym of
1148:Ponder & Vokes, 1988
1138:Ponder & Vokes, 1988
1083:Ponder & Vokes, 1988
955:Ponder & Vokes, 1988
862:Ponder & Vokes, 1988
726:Ponder & Vokes, 1988
716:Ponder & Vokes, 1988
539:(or "royal purple") and
324:Ponder & Vokes, 1988
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1741:(G.B. Sowerby II, 1841)
1587:Vokesimurex lindajoycae
1501:Born, 1778: synonym of
1358:Pterymarchia barclayana
1260:Murex tribulus spicatus
2850:Aristotle, 350 B.C.E.
1714:Homalocantha anatomica
673:has so many synonyms.
577:organobromine compound
466:
450:
21:Murex (disambiguation)
3072:Paleobiology Database
1733:Murex serratospinosus
1602:Chicoreus longicornis
1430:Vokesimurex blakeanus
1334:Coralliophila aedonia
1017:G.B. Sowerby II, 1834
705:G.B. Sowerby II, 1841
604:High Priest of Israel
590:This dye was used in
456:
446:
2852:A history of animals
2698:Murex recurvirostris
2251:Murex queenslandicus
2232:Murex philippinensis
1962:Murex acanthostephes
1750:Ocinebrina aciculata
1711:Sowerby: synonym of
1697:Murex recurvirostris
1690:Vaughtia purpuroides
1678:Ocinebrina aciculata
1552:Ocinebrina aciculata
1516:Ocinebrina edwardsii
1504:Pseudovertagus aluco
1480:Ocinebrina aciculata
1079:Murex queenslandicus
1059:Murex philippinensis
985:R. M. Johnston, 1880
839:Murex (Murex) poppei
701:Murex aduncospinosus
691:Murex acanthostephes
511:species live in the
19:For other uses, see
2099:Murex falsitribulus
1888:2021PLoSO..1645897S
1745:Murex subaciculatus
1726:Vokesimurex rubidus
1687:Dunker: synonym of
1615:Fusinus maroccensis
1528:Vokesimurex garciai
1451:Murex canaliculatus
1398: : synonym of
1374:Siratus articulatus
1311:Murex singaporensis
1196:Murex tchihatcheffi
1185:Murex suttipraneeae
1154:Murex spinastreptos
1050:Murex pecten soelae
883:H. M. Jenkins, 1864
858:Murex falsitribulus
814:Murex crassiliratus
553:hypobranchial gland
16:Genus of gastropods
2384:Murex tenuirostrum
2365:Murex surinamensis
2270:Murex salomonensis
2033:(Jousseaume, 1881)
1949:WoRMS : Murex
1799:Fasciolaria tulipa
1787:Naquetia triqueter
1729:(F.C. Baker, 1897)
1547:Murex inconspicuus
1540:Chicocenebra gubbi
1519:(Payraudeau, 1826)
1415:Vokesimurex bellus
1206:Murex tenuirostrum
1175:Murex surinamensis
1100:Murex salomonensis
1069:Murex protocrassus
992:Murex nasongoensis
824:Murex djarianensis
787:Carbonnier's murex
784:(Jousseaume, 1881)
770:Murex camplytropis
763:Short-spined murex
641:was restricted by
581:bromide peroxidase
572:Hexaplex trunculus
467:
451:
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3135:
3059:Open Tree of Life
2869:Taxon identifiers
2830:978-3-939767-32-9
2679:Murex purpuroides
2603:Murex maroccensis
2584:Murex intertextus
2327:Murex spectabilis
2137:Murex hystricosus
2071:E. A. Smith, 1884
2031:Murex carbonnieri
1811:Vasum turbinellus
1806:Murex turbinellus
1685:Murex purpuroides
1657:
1648:
1611:Murex maroccensis
1607:
1598:
1594:Murex longicornis
1582:Murex lindajoycae
1575:Naquetia jickelii
1559:Murex intertextus
1444:Bolinus brandaris
1435:
1426:
1406:
1401:Forreria belcheri
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1247:
1233:Rare-spined murex
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1221:
1211:
1201:
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1149:
1139:
1134:Murex spectabilis
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1115:
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1064:
1041:
1031:
1025:Murex paradoxicus
1018:
1008:
997:
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942:Murex irregularis
936:
926:
921:Murex hystricosus
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906:
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884:
873:
868:Murex forskoehlio
863:
853:
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808:
807:E. A. Smith, 1884
798:
785:
780:Murex carbonnieri
775:
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696:
566:Bolinus brandaris
519:Shell description
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330:Murex (Tubicauda)
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2133:
2127:
2118:Murex forskoehli
2114:
2108:
2095:
2089:
2084:
2078:
2069:Murex coppingeri
2065:
2059:
2046:
2040:
2027:
2021:
2008:
2002:
1989:
1983:
1977:
1971:
1958:
1952:
1951:23 December 2010
1946:
1940:
1935:
1929:
1926:
1920:
1919:
1909:
1899:
1867:
1861:
1856:
1850:
1843:
1826:(Broderip, 1833)
1814:(Linnaeus, 1758)
1802:(Linnaeus, 1758)
1705:(Broderip, 1833)
1655:
1646:
1637:Leucozonia nassa
1605:
1596:
1564:Cumia reticulata
1507:(Linnaeus, 1758)
1495:(Linnaeus, 1758)
1475:Murex corallinus
1471:(Linnaeus, 1758)
1468:Vasum capitellum
1463:Murex capitellum
1459:(Linnaeus, 1758)
1447:(Linnaeus, 1758)
1433:
1424:
1404:
1395:
1365:Murex antillarum
1361:(H. Adams, 1873)
1314:
1296:Troschel's murex
1293:
1242:
1229:
1219:
1216:Murex ternispina
1209:
1199:
1188:
1178:
1168:
1165:Murex spinicosta
1157:
1147:
1137:
1127:
1119:, woodcock murex
1117:False venus comb
1113:
1103:
1093:
1082:
1072:
1062:
1044:Venus comb murex
1039:
1030:M. Jenkins, 1864
1029:
1016:
1006:
995:
984:
964:
945:
934:
924:
914:
904:
893:
882:
871:
861:
851:
837:(synonym :
827:
817:
806:
803:Murex coppingeri
796:
783:
773:
759:
756:Murex brevispina
749:
738:
725:
715:
704:
694:
459:Murex spinicosta
457:Fossil shell of
401:The common name
351:
343:Schlotheim, 1820
342:
333:Jousseaume, 1880
332:
323:
321:Murex (Promurex)
314:
298:
291:
280:
260:
237:
143:
142:
123:Venus comb murex
116:
106:
43:
36:Temporal range:
28:
27:
3184:
3183:
3179:
3178:
3177:
3175:
3174:
3173:
3139:
3138:
3137:
3132:
3124:
3119:
3111:
3106:
3098:
3096:
3088:
3083:
3075:
3070:
3062:
3057:
3049:
3044:
3036:
3031:
3023:
3018:
3010:
3005:
2997:
2992:
2984:
2979:
2971:
2966:
2958:
2953:
2945:
2940:
2932:
2927:
2919:
2914:
2905:
2904:
2899:
2890:
2889:
2884:
2871:
2846:
2821:
2806:
2802:
2787:
2783:
2772:Murex triqueter
2769:
2765:
2750:
2746:
2732:
2728:
2713:
2709:
2695:
2691:
2676:
2672:
2657:
2653:
2638:
2634:
2619:
2615:
2600:
2596:
2581:
2577:
2562:
2558:
2544:
2540:
2528:Murex blakeanus
2525:
2521:
2506:
2502:
2487:
2483:
2476:
2472:
2460:Murex troscheli
2457:
2453:
2438:
2434:
2419:
2415:
2400:
2396:
2381:
2377:
2362:
2358:
2343:
2339:
2324:
2320:
2308:Murex somalicus
2305:
2301:
2286:
2282:
2267:
2263:
2248:
2244:
2229:
2225:
2215:Lightfoot, 1786
2210:
2206:
2191:
2187:
2172:
2168:
2156:Murex kerslakae
2153:
2149:
2134:
2130:
2115:
2111:
2096:
2092:
2085:
2081:
2066:
2062:
2050:Murex concinnus
2047:
2043:
2028:
2024:
2012:Murex altispira
2009:
2005:
1993:Murex africanus
1990:
1986:
1978:
1974:
1959:
1955:
1947:
1943:
1936:
1932:
1927:
1923:
1882:(1): e0245897.
1868:
1864:
1857:
1853:
1844:
1837:
1833:
1782:Murex triqueter
1778:(Brocchi, 1814)
1762:Clavatula taxea
1753:(Lamarck, 1822)
1681:(Lamarck, 1822)
1656:(Montagu, 1803)
1555:(Lamarck, 1822)
1511:Murex edwardsii
1499:Murex coronatus
1483:(Lamarck, 1822)
1439:Murex brandaris
1422:Murex blakeanus
1299:
1290:Murex troscheli
1124:Murex somalicus
1040:Lightfoot, 1786
952:Murex kerslakae
848:Murex echinodes
793:Murex concinnus
722:Murex altispira
712:Murex africanus
661:, Küster &
623:
561:Murex trunculus
557:Murex brandaris
533:
521:
505:
472:
448:Murex altispira
430:
315:Linnaeus, 1758·
263:
236:
192:Caenogastropoda
137:
107:
105:
104:
99:
94:
89:
84:
79:
74:
69:
64:
59:
54:
49:
38:
37:
34:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3182:
3172:
3171:
3166:
3161:
3156:
3151:
3134:
3133:
3131:
3130:
3117:
3104:
3094:
3081:
3068:
3055:
3042:
3029:
3016:
3003:
2990:
2977:
2964:
2951:
2938:
2925:
2912:
2897:
2881:
2879:
2873:
2872:
2861:
2860:
2855:
2845:
2844:External links
2842:
2841:
2840:
2833:
2820:
2819:
2811:Broderip, 1833
2809:Murex vittatus
2800:
2792:Linnaeus, 1758
2781:
2763:
2753:Murex textilis
2744:
2726:
2707:
2689:
2670:
2651:
2632:
2613:
2594:
2586:Helbling, 1779
2575:
2556:
2547:Murex edwardsi
2538:
2519:
2500:
2490:Murex aedonius
2481:
2470:
2451:
2443:Linnaeus, 1758
2441:Murex tribulus
2432:
2413:
2394:
2375:
2356:
2346:Murex spicatus
2337:
2318:
2299:
2289:Murex scolopax
2280:
2261:
2242:
2223:
2204:
2185:
2166:
2147:
2128:
2109:
2090:
2079:
2060:
2041:
2022:
2003:
1984:
1972:
1953:
1941:
1930:
1921:
1862:
1851:
1834:
1832:
1829:
1828:
1827:
1818:Murex vittatus
1815:
1803:
1791:
1779:
1770:Murex textilis
1766:
1765:(Röding, 1798)
1754:
1742:
1730:
1718:
1706:
1694:
1682:
1673:Murex pistacia
1670:
1658:
1641:
1640:(Gmelin, 1791)
1629:
1628:(Röding, 1798)
1617:
1608:
1606:(Dunker, 1864)
1591:
1590:(Petuch, 1987)
1579:
1570:Murex jickelii
1567:
1556:
1544:
1532:
1531:(Petuch, 1987)
1520:
1508:
1496:
1492:Euthria cornea
1484:
1472:
1460:
1448:
1436:
1419:
1407:
1393:Murex belcheri
1390:
1378:
1369:Antilles murex
1362:
1353:Murex alocatus
1350:
1349:(Gmelin, 1791)
1338:
1337:(Watson, 1885)
1329:Murex aedonius
1325:
1324:
1322:
1318:
1317:
1306:
1305:
1303:
1298:
1297:
1286:
1285:
1284:
1277:
1270:
1263:
1239:Murex tribulus
1235:
1222:
1212:
1202:
1191:
1181:
1171:
1160:
1150:
1144:Murex spicatus
1140:
1130:
1120:
1110:Murex scolopax
1106:
1096:
1085:
1075:
1065:
1055:
1054:
1053:
1032:
1020:
1019:Harrowed murex
1009:
998:
987:
976:
968:
956:
948:
937:
927:
917:
907:
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864:
854:
844:
843:
842:
820:
809:
799:
789:
776:
765:
752:
750:Cossmann, 1903
741:
735:Murex antelmei
731:
718:
708:
697:
686:
622:
619:
587:in sea water.
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517:
504:
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471:
468:
429:
428:Fossil records
426:
394:in the family
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336:
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318:
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286:
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264:
261:Linnaeus, 1758
258:Murex tribulus
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95:
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65:
60:
55:
50:
45:
35:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3181:
3170:
3167:
3165:
3162:
3160:
3157:
3155:
3152:
3150:
3147:
3146:
3144:
3127:
3122:
3118:
3114:
3109:
3105:
3101:
3095:
3091:
3086:
3082:
3078:
3073:
3069:
3065:
3060:
3056:
3052:
3047:
3043:
3039:
3034:
3030:
3026:
3021:
3017:
3013:
3008:
3004:
3000:
2995:
2991:
2987:
2982:
2978:
2974:
2969:
2965:
2961:
2956:
2952:
2948:
2943:
2939:
2935:
2930:
2926:
2922:
2917:
2913:
2908:
2902:
2898:
2893:
2887:
2883:
2882:
2880:
2878:
2874:
2870:
2865:
2859:
2856:
2854:
2853:
2848:
2847:
2838:
2834:
2831:
2827:
2823:
2822:
2816:
2812:
2810:
2804:
2797:
2793:
2791:
2785:
2778:
2774:
2773:
2767:
2760:
2756:
2754:
2748:
2741:
2737:
2736:
2735:Murex rubidus
2730:
2723:
2719:
2717:
2711:
2704:
2700:
2699:
2693:
2686:
2682:
2680:
2674:
2667:
2663:
2661:
2660:Murex peritus
2655:
2648:
2644:
2642:
2636:
2629:
2625:
2624:Sowerby, 1841
2623:
2622:Murex monodon
2617:
2610:
2606:
2604:
2598:
2591:
2587:
2585:
2579:
2572:
2568:
2566:
2560:
2553:
2549:
2548:
2542:
2535:
2531:
2529:
2523:
2516:
2512:
2510:
2504:
2497:
2493:
2491:
2485:
2479:
2474:
2467:
2463:
2462:Lischke, 1868
2461:
2455:
2448:
2444:
2442:
2436:
2429:
2425:
2423:
2417:
2410:
2406:
2405:Lamarck, 1822
2404:
2398:
2391:
2387:
2386:Lamarck, 1822
2385:
2379:
2372:
2368:
2367:Okutani, 1982
2366:
2360:
2353:
2349:
2347:
2341:
2334:
2330:
2328:
2322:
2315:
2311:
2309:
2303:
2296:
2292:
2291:Dillwyn, 1817
2290:
2284:
2277:
2273:
2271:
2265:
2258:
2254:
2252:
2246:
2239:
2235:
2233:
2227:
2220:
2216:
2214:
2208:
2201:
2197:
2196:Sowerby, 1834
2195:
2189:
2182:
2178:
2177:Neubert, 1998
2176:
2175:Murex megapex
2170:
2163:
2159:
2157:
2151:
2144:
2140:
2138:
2132:
2125:
2121:
2119:
2113:
2106:
2102:
2100:
2094:
2088:
2083:
2076:
2072:
2070:
2064:
2057:
2053:
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2045:
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2034:
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1903:
1898:
1893:
1889:
1885:
1881:
1877:
1873:
1866:
1860:
1855:
1849:on 2011-04-09
1848:
1842:
1840:
1835:
1825:
1824:
1819:
1816:
1813:
1812:
1807:
1804:
1801:
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1789:
1788:
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1780:
1777:
1776:
1771:
1767:
1764:
1763:
1758:
1755:
1752:
1751:
1746:
1743:
1740:
1739:
1734:
1731:
1728:
1727:
1723:: synonym of
1722:
1721:Murex rubidus
1719:
1717:(Perry, 1811)
1716:
1715:
1710:
1707:
1704:
1703:
1699:: synonym of
1698:
1695:
1693:(Reeve, 1845)
1692:
1691:
1686:
1683:
1680:
1679:
1674:
1671:
1669:(Hinds, 1844)
1668:
1667:
1662:
1661:Murex peritus
1659:
1654:
1653:
1649:: synonym of
1647:Montagu, 1803
1645:
1642:
1639:
1638:
1633:
1630:
1627:
1626:
1621:
1620:Murex monodon
1618:
1616:
1612:
1609:
1604:
1603:
1599:: synonym of
1595:
1592:
1589:
1588:
1583:
1580:
1577:
1576:
1571:
1568:
1566:
1565:
1560:
1557:
1554:
1553:
1548:
1545:
1543:(Reeve, 1849)
1542:
1541:
1536:
1533:
1530:
1529:
1524:
1523:Murex garciai
1521:
1518:
1517:
1513:: synonym of
1512:
1509:
1506:
1505:
1500:
1497:
1494:
1493:
1488:
1487:Murex corneus
1485:
1482:
1481:
1476:
1473:
1470:
1469:
1464:
1461:
1458:
1457:
1452:
1449:
1446:
1445:
1440:
1437:
1434:(Vokes, 1967)
1432:
1431:
1427:: synonym of
1423:
1420:
1418:(Reeve, 1845)
1417:
1416:
1411:
1408:
1405:(Hinds, 1843)
1403:
1402:
1394:
1391:
1389:(Reeve, 1846)
1388:
1387:
1382:
1379:
1377:(Reeve, 1845)
1376:
1375:
1371:: synonym of
1370:
1366:
1363:
1360:
1359:
1355:: synonym of
1354:
1351:
1348:
1347:
1342:
1339:
1336:
1335:
1330:
1327:
1326:
1323:
1320:
1319:
1315:A.Adams, 1853
1313:
1312:
1308:
1307:
1304:
1301:
1300:
1294:Lischke, 1868
1292:
1291:
1287:
1283:
1282:
1278:
1276:
1275:
1271:
1269:
1268:
1264:
1262:
1261:
1257:
1256:
1255:
1254:Caltrop murex
1251:
1245:
1241:
1240:
1236:
1234:
1228:
1227:
1223:
1220:Lamarck, 1822
1218:
1217:
1213:
1210:Lamarck, 1822
1208:
1207:
1203:
1198:
1197:
1192:
1189:Gra-tes, 2023
1187:
1186:
1182:
1179:Okutani, 1982
1177:
1176:
1172:
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1166:
1161:
1156:
1155:
1151:
1146:
1145:
1141:
1136:
1135:
1131:
1126:
1125:
1121:
1118:
1114:Dillwyn, 1817
1112:
1111:
1107:
1102:
1101:
1097:
1092:
1091:
1090:Murex roemeri
1086:
1081:
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1037:
1033:
1027:
1026:
1021:
1015:
1014:
1010:
1005:
1004:
999:
994:
993:
988:
983:
982:
981:Murex minutus
977:
975:Neubert, 1998
974:
973:
972:Murex megapex
969:
963:
962:
957:
954:
953:
949:
944:
943:
938:
933:
932:
931:Murex indicus
928:
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841:Houart, 1979)
840:
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771:
766:
764:
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758:
757:
753:
748:
747:
746:Murex bonneti
742:
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736:
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730:
729:Caltrop murex
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911:Murex huangi
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127:Murex pecten
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3007:iNaturalist
2901:Wikispecies
2641:Murex nassa
2567:Reeve, 1849
2565:Murex gubbi
2530:Vokes, 1967
2422:Murex trapa
2310:Parth, 1990
2272:Parth, 1994
2234:Parth, 1994
2052:Reeve, 1845
1859:Fossilworks
1757:Murex taxus
1652:Bela nebula
1632:Murex nassa
1535:Murex gubbi
1425:Vokes, 1967
1396:Hinds, 1843
1226:Murex trapa
1169:Bronn, 1831
1128:Parth, 1990
1104:Parth, 1994
1063:Parth, 1994
901:Murex halli
797:Reeve, 1845
651:Ocenebrinae
545:Phoenicians
383:carnivorous
218:Subfamily:
3143:Categories
2755:Gabb, 1873
2716:Murex rota
2509:Murex argo
2194:Murex occa
1831:References
1709:Murex rota
1381:Murex argo
1341:Murex afer
1013:Murex occa
1003:Murex noae
996:Ladd, 1977
946:Tate, 1888
894:Ladd, 1977
818:Tate, 1888
774:Tate, 1888
635:Muricoidea
625:The genus
596:ceremonial
525:sculptured
513:intertidal
496:Haustellum
438:Quaternary
434:Cretaceous
379:sea snails
353:Jousseaume
282:Jousseaume
278:Acupurpura
188:Subclass:
182:Gastropoda
40:Cretaceous
3154:Muricinae
1346:Afer afer
647:Muricinae
531:Human use
422:Aristotle
416:The word
407:Muricidae
396:Muricidae
389:gastropod
377:tropical
375:predatory
349:Tubicauda
340:Muricites
222:Muricinae
212:Muricidae
158:Kingdom:
152:Eukaryota
2886:Wikidata
1916:33507987
1876:PLOS ONE
1367: :
1244:Linnaeus
631:Linnaeus
541:tekhelet
487:Atlantic
465:of Italy
463:Pliocene
392:molluscs
301:Linnaeus
269:Synonyms
239:Linnaeus
208:Family:
172:Mollusca
168:Phylum:
162:Animalia
148:Domain:
42:- Recent
3121:ZooBank
3025:1028162
2999:2304422
2892:Q311512
2718:Sowerby
1907:7842898
1884:Bibcode
643:Lamarck
621:Species
608:tzitzit
585:bromide
503:Habitat
436:to the
228:Genus:
198:Order:
178:Class:
3113:138196
3100:502583
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3064:554630
2986:1MUREG
2947:174699
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1914:
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1246:, 1758
663:Kobelt
655:Kiener
483:Ponder
386:marine
355:, 1880
295:, 1810
289:Aranea
284:, 1880
3149:Murex
3108:WoRMS
3085:Plazi
3077:11385
3051:57630
3038:73356
3020:IRMNG
3012:50765
2973:58131
2960:7P9CD
2934:Murex
2921:Murex
2907:Murex
2877:Murex
682:Murex
671:Murex
667:Murex
659:Reeve
639:Murex
627:Murex
592:royal
509:Murex
507:Most
491:Murex
475:Murex
461:from
418:murex
411:Murex
403:murex
371:genus
369:is a
366:Murex
293:Perry
233:Murex
32:Murex
3046:NCBI
3033:ITIS
2994:GBIF
2981:EPPO
2942:BOLD
2826:ISBN
1912:PMID
1250:1758
676:The
649:and
600:rank
569:and
559:and
549:Jews
547:and
305:1758
243:1758
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