Murex snails [Muricidae]
Description
Muricidae, or murex snails, are a diverse family of predatory sea snails. They possess robust, often spiny shells with a pronounced siphonal canal. Muricids are known for their ability to produce a purple dye, historically significant and used in ancient times. These snails are carnivorous, preying on other molluscs and marine organisms through the use of a specialized radula and a venomous harpoon.
Genera
Rock Shells [Murex]
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Apple Murexes [Haustellum]
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Thorny Oysters [Chicoreus]
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Hexaplex [Hexaplex]
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Rapana [Rapana]
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Triton's Trumpets [Charonia]
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Pterynotus [Pterynotus]
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Vokesimurex [Vokesimurex]
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Siratus [Siratus]
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Favartia [Favartia]
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Bolinus [Bolinus]
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Ocenebra [Ocenebra]
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Phyllonotus [Phyllonotus]
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Muricanthus [Muricanthus]
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| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
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| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
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| Order |
Neogastropoda
Neogastropoda
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Statistics
- Genera 14