Murexsul

Murexsul
Shell of Murexsul ianlochi (holotype in the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricopsinae
Genus: Murexsul
Iredale, 1915
Type species
Murex octogonus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
Synonyms
  • Hexaplex (Murexsul) Iredale, 1915 (original rank)
  • Murex (Murexsul)
  • Murexsul (Murexsul) Iredale, 1915
  • Muricopsis (Murexsul) Iredale, 1915

Murexsul is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Muricopsinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

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