The genus
Murex, as originally defined by
Linnaeus, encompassed many taxa that are now placed elsewhere in the superfamily
Muricoidea. During the 19th century, the definition of
Murex was restricted by
Lamarck and his contemporaries first to species in the family Muricidae, and then was limited even further to the subfamilies
Muricinae and
Ocenebrinae. Malacologists of the 19th century including
Kiener,
Reeve, Küster &
Kobelt and Sowerby treated all muricoid forms as belonging to
Murex. This is the main reason why
Murex has so many synonyms. The
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) lists the following species with accepted names within the genus
Murex. The subgenera are considered alternate representations. •
Murex acanthostephes Watson, 1883 •
Murex aduncospinosus G.B. Sowerby II, 1841: •
Murex africanus Ponder & Vokes, 1988 •
Murex altispira Ponder & Vokes, 1988
Caltrop murex •
Murex antelmei Viader, 1938 • †
Murex bonneti Cossmann, 1903 •
Murex brevispina Lamarck, 1822
Short-spined murex • †
Murex camplytropis Tate, 1888 •
Murex carbonnieri (Jousseaume, 1881)
Carbonnier's murex •
Murex concinnus Reeve, 1845 •
Murex coppingeri E. A. Smith, 1884 • †
Murex crassiliratus Tate, 1888 •
Murex djarianensis Martin, 1895 •
Murex djarianensis poppei (synonym :
Murex (Murex) poppei Houart, 1979) •
Murex echinodes Houart, 2011 •
Murex falsitribulus Ponder & Vokes, 1988 •
Murex forskoehlii Röding, 1798 • †
Murex grooti H. M. Jenkins, 1864 • †
Murex guppyi Ladd, 1977 • †
Murex halli d'Archiac & Haime, 1854 •
Murex huangi Houart, 2010 •
Murex hystricosus Houart & Dharma, 2001 •
Murex indicus Houart, 2011 • †
Murex irregularis Tate, 1888 •
Murex kerslakae Ponder & Vokes, 1988 • †
Murex lyelli d'Archiac & Haime, 1854 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym) •
Murex megapex Neubert, 1998 • †
Murex minutus R. M. Johnston, 1880 • †
Murex nasongoensis Ladd, 1977 • †
Murex noae Holten, 1802 •
Murex occa G.B. Sowerby II, 1834 Harrowed murex • †
Murex paradoxicus H. M. Jenkins, 1864 •
Murex pecten Lightfoot, 1786 ':
Venus comb murex •
Murex pecten soelae •
Murex philippinensis Parth, 1994 •
Murex protocrassus Houart, 1990 •
Murex queenslandicus Ponder & Vokes, 1988 • †
Murex roemeri d'Archiac & Haime, 1854 •
Murex salomonensis Parth, 1994 •
Murex scolopax Dillwyn, 1817
False venus comb, woodcock murex •
Murex somalicus Parth, 1990 •
Murex spectabilis Ponder & Vokes, 1988 •
Murex spicatus Ponder & Vokes, 1988 •
Murex spinastreptos Houart, 2010 • †
Murex spinicosta Bronn, 1831 •
Murex surinamensis Okutani, 1982 •
Murex suttipraneeae Gra-tes, 2023 • †
Murex tchihatcheffi d'Archiac & Haime, 1854 •
Murex tenuirostrum Lamarck, 1822 •
Murex ternispina Lamarck, 1822 •
Murex trapa Roding, 1798
Rare-spined murex •
Murex tribulus Linnaeus, 1758,
1758:
Caltrop murex •
Murex tribulus spicatus •
Murex tribulus tenuirostrum •
Murex tribulus tenuirostrum africanus •
Murex tribulus ternispina •
Murex troscheli Lischke, 1868 Troschel's murex ;Species mentioned as species in current use in the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database (OBIS) : •
Murex singaporensis A.Adams, 1853 ;Species brought into synonymy : •
Murex aedonius Watson, 1896: synonym of
Coralliophila aedonia (Watson, 1885) •
Murex afer Gmelin, 1791: synonym of
Afer afer (Gmelin, 1791) •
Murex alocatus: synonym of
Pterymarchia barclayana (H. Adams, 1873) •
Murex antillarum :
Antilles murex: synonym of
Siratus articulatus (Reeve, 1845) •
Murex argo Clench & Farfante, 1945: synonym of
Chicoreus (Triplex) spectrum (Reeve, 1846) •
Murex belcheri Hinds, 1843 : synonym of
Forreria belcheri (Hinds, 1843) •
Murex bellus Reeve, 1845: synonym of
Vokesimurex bellus (Reeve, 1845) •
Murex blakeanus Vokes, 1967: synonym of
Vokesimurex blakeanus (Vokes, 1967) •
Murex brandaris Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of
Bolinus brandaris (Linnaeus, 1758) •
Murex canaliculatus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of
Busycotypus canaliculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) •
Murex capitellum Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of
Vasum capitellum (Linnaeus, 1758) •
Murex corallinus Scacchi, 1836: synonym of
Ocinebrina aciculata (Lamarck, 1822) •
Murex corneus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of
Euthria cornea (Linnaeus, 1758) •
Murex coronatus Born, 1778: synonym of
Pseudovertagus aluco (Linnaeus, 1758) •
Murex edwardsii: synonym of
Ocinebrina edwardsii (Payraudeau, 1826) •
Murex garciai Petuch, 1987: synonym of
Vokesimurex garciai (Petuch, 1987) •
Murex gubbi Reeve, 1849: synonym of
Chicocenebra gubbi (Reeve, 1849) •
Murex inconspicuus G.B. Sowerby II, 1841: synonym of
Ocinebrina aciculata (Lamarck, 1822) •
Murex intertextus Helbling, 1779: synonym of
Cumia reticulata •
Murex jickelii Tapparone Canefri, 1875: synonym of
Naquetia jickelii (Tapparone Canefri, 1875) •
Murex lindajoycae Petuch, 1987: synonym of
Vokesimurex lindajoycae (Petuch, 1987) •
Murex longicornis Dunker, 1864: synonym of
Chicoreus longicornis (Dunker, 1864) •
Murex maroccensis Gmelin, 1791: synonym of
Fusinus maroccensis •
Murex monodon Sowerby, 1825: synonym of
Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornucervi (Röding, 1798) •
Murex nassa Gmelin, 1791: synonym of
Leucozonia nassa (Gmelin, 1791) •
Murex nebula Montagu, 1803: synonym of
Bela nebula (Montagu, 1803) •
Murex peritus Hinds, 1844a: synonym of
Favartia (Favartia) perita (Hinds, 1844) •
Murex pistacia Reeve, 1845: synonym of
Ocinebrina aciculata (Lamarck, 1822) •
Murex purpuroides Dunker: synonym of
Vaughtia purpuroides (Reeve, 1845) •
Murex recurvirostris: synonym of
Vokesimurex recurvirostrum (Broderip, 1833) •
Murex rota Sowerby: synonym of
Homalocantha anatomica (Perry, 1811) •
Murex rubidus: synonym of
Vokesimurex rubidus (F.C. Baker, 1897) •
Murex serratospinosus Dunker, 1883: synonym of
Vokesimurex mindanaoensis (G.B. Sowerby II, 1841) •
Murex subaciculatus Locard, 1886: synonym of
Ocinebrina aciculata (Lamarck, 1822) •
Murex taxus Dillwyn, 1817: synonym of
Clavatula taxea (Röding, 1798) • †
Murex textilis Brocchi, 1814: synonym of †
Rimosodaphnella textilis (Brocchi, 1814) •
Murex triqueter: synonym of
Naquetia triqueter (Born, 1778) •
Murex tulipa Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of
Fasciolaria tulipa (Linnaeus, 1758) •
Murex turbinellus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of
Vasum turbinellus (Linnaeus, 1758) •
Murex vittatus Broderip, 1833: synonym of
Favartia (Favartia) vittata (Broderip, 1833) ==References==