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Murexsul

A genus of predatory sea snails in the murex family.

Murexsul

Murexsul is a genus of marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as sea snails. These animals belong to the subfamily Muricopsinae within the family Muricidae, which includes murex snails and rock snails. The genus contains many living species as well as fossil forms, found in a range of marine habitats.

Species within Murexsul include: Murexsul aikeni, Murexsul apollo, Murexsul aradasii, Murexsul armatus, Murexsul asper, Murexsul auratus, Murexsul bargibanti, Murexsul cachoi, Murexsul cevikeri, Murexsul charcoti, Murexsul chesleri, † Murexsul clifdenensis, Murexsul coffeebayensis, Murexsul cubacaribaensis, Murexsul cuspidatus, Murexsul diamantinus, † Murexsul dilucidus, Murexsul dipsacus, † Murexsul echinophorus, Murexsul eduardoi, Murexsul elatensis, Murexsul emipowlusi, Murexsul espinosus, Murexsul harasewychi, Murexsul huberti, Murexsul ianlochi, Murexsul interserratus, Murexsul jacquelinae, Murexsul jahami, Murexsul jaliscoensis, Murexsul khareefae, Murexsul kieneri, Murexsul leonardi, Murexsul mananteninaensis, Murexsul mariae, † Murexsul marwicki, Murexsul mbotyiensis, Murexsul merlei, Murexsul metivieri, Murexsul micra, Murexsul mildredae, † Murexsul minor, Murexsul multispinosus, Murexsul nothokieneri, Murexsul octogonus, Murexsul oxytatus, Murexsul pacaudi, Murexsul planiliratus, † Murexsul praegressus, † Murexsul pregenitor, † Murexsul primigenius, † Murexsul proavitus, Murexsul profundus, Murexsul purpurispinus, Murexsul queenslandicus, Murexsul reunionensis, † Murexsul rostralis, † Murexsul scobina, Murexsul skoglundae, Murexsul spiculus, Murexsul sunderlandi, Murexsul tokubeii (with subspecies Murexsul tokubeii marianae and Murexsul tokubeii tokubeii), Murexsul tulensis, Murexsul valae, Murexsul warreni, Murexsul zonatus, and Murexsul zylmanae.

Several species once placed in Murexsul have since been moved to other genera. These include Murexsul conatus (now Hexaplex conatus), Murexsul cuvierensis (now Murexsul octogonus), Murexsul hexagonus (now Murexsul pacaudi), † Murexsul lividorupis (now † Coralliophila lividorupis), † Murexsul tepikiensis (now Coralliophila mira), Murexsul westonensis (now Muricopsis westonensis), and Murexsul zeteki (now Muricopsis zeteki).

Quick Facts

Taxon
Murexsul
Type Species
Murex octogonus / Quoy & Gaimard, 1833

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Lore & Background

The genus Murexsul was established by Iredale in 1915 in a commentary on Suter's Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca. Species within the genus are found in both modern and fossil contexts, with fossil taxa such as † Murexsul clifdenensis, † Murexsul dilucidus, and † Murexsul echinophorus recorded from New Zealand and other regions. The genus has been subject to taxonomic revision, with several species formerly placed in Murexsul now considered synonyms of other genera, such as Hexaplex conatus and Coralliophila lividorupis. The species list includes many named by Houart, Espinosa & Ortea, and Lussi, among others, reflecting ongoing discovery and description.

Reader's Guide

Murexsul represents a diverse group within the Muricidae, contributing to the understanding of muricopsine evolution and biogeography. The genus includes both shallow-water and deep-water species, with some like Murexsul profundus indicating adaptation to deeper habitats. Fossil species such as † Murexsul clifdenensis and † Murexsul pregenitor provide stratigraphic markers in New Zealand and European deposits. The synonymy of several species (e.g., Murexsul hexagonus with Murexsul pacaudi) highlights the dynamic nature of taxonomic work in this group. The genus continues to be a subject of study, with new species described regularly into the 2010s, underscoring its ongoing relevance to malacology.

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