Muricanthus
Encyclopedia
Muricanthus is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Muricidae
, the murex snails or rock snails.
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.
Species
Species within the genus Muricanthus include:- Muricanthus ambiguusMuricanthus ambiguusMuricanthus ambiguus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Reeve, 1845) - Muricanthus nigritusMuricanthus nigritusMuricanthus nigritus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. It is commonly known as the black murex shell....
(Philippi, 1845) - Muricanthus radixMuricanthus radixMuricanthus radix is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Gmelin, 1791) - Muricanthus variusMuricanthus variusMuricanthus varius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Sowerby, 1834)