Muricinae

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Muricinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Infraclass: Apogastropoda
Superorder: Caenogastropoda
Order: Sorbeoconcha
Infraorder: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genera

See text.

Muricinae is a taxonomic subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the large family Muricidae, the murex snails and rock snails.

This subfamily contains the true Murex, and many other closely related genera.

[edit] Genera

  • Attiliosa
  • Aspella
  • Calotrophon
  • Chicomurex
  • Chicoreus
  • Dermomurex
  • Haustellum
  • Hexaplex
  • Ingensia
  • Murex
  • Naquetia
  • Phyllocoma
  • Poirieria
  • Pterymarchia
  • Pterynotus
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