Murexiella
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Murexiella is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Muricidae
, the murex snails or rock snails.
This name has become a synonym of Favartia (Murexiella)
Clench & Perez Farfante, 1945
The other species have been brought into synonymy :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Muricidae
Muricidae
Muricidae, common name murex snails or rock snails, is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails. With approximately 1,600 living species the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogastropoda. Additionally, 1,200 fossil species have been recognised...
, the murex snails or rock snails.
This name has become a synonym of Favartia (Murexiella)
Favartia
Favartia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Favartia include:Subgenus Favartia Jousseaume, 1880...
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) andamanensisFavartia andamanensisFavartia andamanensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Houart & Surya Rao, 1996) - Murexiella angermeyerae (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965) : synonym of Maxwellia angermeyeraeMaxwellia angermeyeraeMaxwellia angermeyerae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Description:The size of the subfusiform shell varies between 14 mm and 25 mm...
(Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965) - Murexiella asteriae Nicolay, 1972 : synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) bojadorensisFavartia bojadorensisFavartia bojadorensis, common name : the Bojador murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Description:...
(Locard, 1897) - Murexiella bojadorensis (Locard, 1897) : synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) bojadorensisFavartia bojadorensisFavartia bojadorensis, common name : the Bojador murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Description:...
(Locard, 1897) - Murexiella edwardpauli Petuch, 1990 : synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) edwardpauliFavartia edwardpauliFavartia edwardpauli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Petuch, 1990) - Murexiella gemma (Sowerby, 1879) : synonym of Maxwellia gemmaMaxwellia gemmaMaxwellia gemma, common name : the gem murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Description:...
(Sowerby, 1879) - Murexiella glypta (M. Smith, 1938): synonym of Favartia (Favartia) glyptaFavartia glyptaFavartia glypta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Description:The shell size varies between 12 mm and 29 mm-Distribution:...
(M. Smith, 1938) - Murexiella hidalgoi (Crosse, 1869): synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) hidalgoiFavartia hidalgoiFavartia hidalgoi , common namer : the Hidalgo's Murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Description:...
(Crosse, 1869) - Murexiella hilli Petuch, 1987 : synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) hilliFavartia hilliFavartia hilli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Petuch, 1987) - Murexiella iemanja Petuch, 1979 : synonym of Favartia (Favartia) glyptaFavartia glyptaFavartia glypta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Description:The shell size varies between 12 mm and 29 mm-Distribution:...
(M. Smith, 1938) - Murexiella kalafuti Petuch, 1987 : synonym of Favartia (Favartia) kalafutiFavartia kalafutiFavartia kalafuti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Petuch, 1987) - Murexiella keenae Vokes, 1970 : synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) keenaeFavartia keenaeFavartia keenae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Vokes, 1970) - Murexiella laurae Vokes, 1970 : synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) lauraeFavartia lauraeFavartia laurae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Vokes, 1970) - Murexiella leonardhilli Petuch, 1987 : synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) macgintyiFavartia macgintyiFavartia macgintyi, common name : McGinty's Murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Description:The shell size varies between 25 mm and 44 mm...
(M. Smith, 1938) - Murexiella levicula (Dall, 1889) : synonym of Favartia (Favartia) leviculaFavartia leviculaFavartia levicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Distribution:...
(Dall, 1889) - Murexiella macgintyi (M. Smith, 1938) : synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) macgintyiFavartia macgintyiFavartia macgintyi, common name : McGinty's Murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Description:The shell size varies between 25 mm and 44 mm...
(M. Smith, 1938) - Murexiella mactanensis Emerson & D'Attilio, 1979 : synonym of Favartia (Favartia) mactanensisFavartia mactanensisFavartia mactanensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Emerson & D'Attilio, 1979) - Murexiella martini Shikama, 1977 : synonym of Favartia (Favartia) martiniFavartia martiniFavartia martini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-References:...
(Shikama, 1977) - Murexiella mildredae Poorman, 1980 : synonym of Murexsul mildredaeMurexsul mildredaeMurexsul mildredae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Poorman, 1980) - Murexiella peregrina Olivera, 1980 : synonym of Favartia (Favartia) peregrinaFavartia peregrinaFavartia peregrina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Olivera, 1980) - Murexiella radwini Emerson & D'Attilio, 1970 : synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) radwiniFavartia radwiniFavartia radwini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Emerson & D'Attilio, 1970) - Murexiella santarosana (Dall, 1905) : synonym of Maxwellia santarosana (Dall, 1905)
- Murexiella taylorae Petuch, 1987 : synonym of Favartia (Murexiella) tayloraeFavartia tayloraeFavartia taylorae taylorae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-References:...
(Petuch, 1987) - Murexiella venustula Poorman, 1983 : synonym of Favartia (Favartia) exiguaFavartia exiguaFavartia exigua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Broderip, 1833)