Vitularia

Vitularia is a genus of sea snails, specifically marine gastropod mollusks belonging to the Muricidae family—commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. These snails are found in the Indo-west Pacific and eastern Pacific regions, including waters off Australia (Queensland and Western Australia). The genus includes several species, such as Vitularia crenifer, Vitularia miliaris, Vitularia minima, Vitularia salebrosa, Vitularia sandwicensis, and Vitularia triangularis, along with the fossil species †Vitularia dominicana and †Vitularia linguabovis.

Some names once considered separate species are now recognized as synonyms; for example, Vitularia asiatica and Vitularia tuberculata are both synonyms of Vitularia miliaris, while Vitularia extensa is a synonym of Vitularia salebrosa. Other synonyms include Vitularia aspera (now Paciocinebrina lurida), Vitularia candida (now Nucella wahlbergi), and the fossil †Vitularia crassicostata (now †Lyropurpura crassicostata), as well as †Vitularia curtansata (now †Urosalpinx curtansata).