Muricidae
Sign in to saveMuricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With over 1,700 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogastropoda. Additionally, 1,200 fossil species have been recognized. Numerous subfamilies are recognized, although experts disagree about the subfamily divisions and the definitions of the genera. Many muricids have unusual shells which are considered attractive by shell collectors and by interior designers.
Species
murex shells
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyMuricidae
骨螺科（學名：Muricidae）是腹足纲新腹足目骨螺總科之下的一個很大和物種多變的科，有各種大大小小的獵食性海螺[2]。 合共1600多個物種，骨螺科的物種佔了新腹足目約10%；除此之外，骨螺科的化石物種也有差不多1200個物種發現了。[3] 因此，日常骨螺科的分類都會寫明物種所屬的亞科，以方便檢索，儘管這些亞科的分類所包含的屬可能還有爭議。 骨螺科物種的獨特外殼造形，深受貝殼收藏家及室內設計師的喜愛。 分類 Numerous Hexaplex trunculus for sale in a fishmarket in Spain 根據布歇特和洛克羅伊的腹足類分類 (2005年)[4]，本科包括下列各個亞科： 珊瑚螺亞科 Coralliophilinae Chenu, 1859：異名有 Magilidae Thiele, 1925 Ergalataxinae Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971 Haustrinae Tan, 2003Rafinesque, 1815） Muricopsinae Radwin & d'Attilio, 1971 刍秣螺亚科（Ocenebrinae Cossmann, 1903）[5] Pagodulinae Barco, Schiaparelli, Houart & Oliverio, 2012 紅螺亞科 Rapaninae Gray, 1853 - synonym: Thaididae Jousseaume, 1888 Tripterotyphinae d'Attilio & Hertz, 1988 Trophoninae Cossmann, 1903 Typhinae Cossmann, 1903 Synonyms Subfamily Aspellinae Keen, 1971: synonym of Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815 Subfamily Drupinae Wenz, 1938: synonym of Rapaninae Gray, 1853 Genus Drupinia [sic]: synonym of Drupina Dall, 1923 Genus Galeropsis Hupé, 1860: synonym of Coralliophila H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 以下各屬均屬於本科： 千手螺属 Chicoreus (14个页面) 骨螺屬（Murex Linnaeus, 1758） 刍秣螺属（Ocenebra Gray, 1847）[5] 丝岩螺属 (9个页面) 岩螺属 (10个页面) 拟岩螺属 (6个页面) 棘芭蕉螺属 (2个页面) 芭蕉螺属 (2个页面) 银杏螺属 (2个页面) 參考資料
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Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With over 1,700 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogastropoda. Additionally, 1,200 fossil species have been recognized. Numerous subfamilies are recognized, although experts disagree about the subfamily divisions and the definitions of the genera. Many muricids have unusual shells which are considered attractive by shell collectors and by interior designers.
==Shell description== Muricid shells are variably shaped, generally with a raised spire and strong sculpture with spiral ridges and often axial varices (typically three or more varices on each whorl), also frequently bearing spines, tubercles, or blade-like processes. Periostracum is absent in this family. The aperture is variable in shape; it may be ovate to more or less contracted, with a well-marked anterior siphonal canal that may be very long. The shell's outer lip is often denticulated inside, sometimes with a tooth-like process on its margin. The columella is smoothish to weakly ridged. The operculum is corneous and of variable thickness, with the nucleus near the anterior end or at about midlength of the outer margin.