Murex Snails
42 entries in the Murex Snails compendium.
CoralliophilaA polyphyletic genus of coral snails in the murex family.MurexA genus of spiny sea snails historically used for purple dye.Dog whelkA predatory rock snail used for ancient purple dye.PterynotusA genus of murex snails with many reclassified former members.OcinebrinaA genus of marine snails in the murex family, with many fossil species.Thais (gastropod)A genus of predatory sea snails in the family Muricidae.UrosalpinxA genus of predatory sea snails in the murex family.LatiaxisA genus of coral snails in the family Muricidae.BabelomurexA genus of marine gastropod molluscs in the murex snail family.DicathaisMonotypic genus of predatory sea snails found in Australia and New Zealand.OcenebraA genus of predatory murex snails with many reassigned species.MuricidaePredatory sea snails with ornate shells and historical dye value.HaustellumA genus of murex snails with a globose shape and no labral spine.Bolinus brandarisA predatory sea snail historically used for Tyrian purple dye.ChicoreusA genus of predatory sea snails with over 100 species.HexaplexA genus of murex snails with a rich fossil record.Phyllonotus eversoniA large murex snail from Cocos Island, described in 1987.OcenebrinaeA subfamily of predatory sea snails within the murex family.NucellaPredatory sea snails of the murex family, known as dog whelks.MurexsulA genus of predatory sea snails in the murex family.CoralliophilinaeCoral-dwelling snails that feed exclusively on anthozoans.ErgalataxinaeA subfamily of predatory sea snails in the rock snail family.AzumamorulaA monotypic murex genus with unusual radula teeth.PoirieriaA genus of predatory sea snails in the rock snail family.PteropurpuraA genus of marine snails known as stag shells.RapanaLarge predatory sea snails with a low spire and calcitic shell.VokesimurexA genus of marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae.Nucella lamellosaA predatory whelk of the eastern Pacific intertidal zone.RapaninaePredatory sea snails in the family Muricidae, formerly Thaidinae.FavartiaA genus of murex snails with crystalline shells.Nucella canaliculataA predatory murex snail of the northeastern Pacific intertidal zone.BolinusA genus of spiny, predatory sea snails known for purple dye.MuricopsinaeA polyphyletic subfamily of predatory sea snails in Muricidae.Pteropurpura festivaPredatory sea snail resisting Asian mussel invasion in Southern California.Vitularia miliarisA scabrously mamillated murex snail of the Indo-west Pacific.Nucella ostrinaA predatory murex snail of the northeastern Pacific intertidal zone.AcanthinaPredatory sea snails with a prominent tooth on the outer lip.Muricanthus nigritusA black-and-white murex snail of the Gulf of California.PhyllonotusPredatory marine snails raised to genus status in 2011.SiratusA genus of predatory marine snails in the murex family.Purpura (gastropod)A genus of sea snails known for producing a dull crimson dye.StramonitaPredatory marine snails of the rock snail family Muricidae.
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