Murex

See also: murex

Translingual

Murex brandaris

Etymology

From Latin murex.

Proper noun

Murex m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Muricidae – murex gastropods, some once used to produce Tyrian purple.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Caenogastropoda - subclass; Sorbeoconcha - order; Hypsogastropoda - suborder; Neogastropoda - infraorder; Muricoidea - superfamily; Muricidae - family; Muricinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Murex tribulus (caltrop murex) - type species

Derived terms

• Babelomurex
• Chicomurex
• Dermomurex
• Genkaimurex
• Muregina
• Murexsul
• Murichorda
• Muricodrupa
• Muricopsis
• Phrygiomurex
• Vokesimurex
• †Crassimurex

References

• Murex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Murex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Murex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons