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Classe Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795
Sottoclasse Caenogastropoda Cox, 1960
Ordine Neogastropoda (Thiele, 1929)
Superfamiglia Muricoidea Rafinesque, 1815
Famiglia Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815
Sottofamiglia Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
Genere Murex Linnaeus, 1758
Murex (Murex) forskoehlii forskoehlii Röding, 1798
Genere Bolinus Pusch, 1837
Bolinus brandaris brandaris (Linnaeus, 1758) - 13
Genere Hexaplex Perry, 1810
Sottogenere Trunculariopsis Cossmann, 1921
Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) pecchiolianus (d'Ancona, 1871)
Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) trunculus trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) - 13
Genere Dermomurex Monterosato, 1890
Sottogenere Dermomurex Monterosato, 1890
Dermomurex (Dermomurex) scalaroides (de Blainville, 1829)
Genere Aspella Mörch, 1877
Aspella anceps (Lamarck, 1822)
Sottofamiglia Ocenebrinae Cossmann, 1903
Genere Ocenebra Gray, 1847
Ocenebra aparicioae Cunningham Aparicio, 2020 - 24
Ocenebra baetica (Reeve, 1845) - 27
Ocenebra edwardsii (Payraudeau, 1826) - 7 - 17
Ocenebra erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) - 14 - 27
Ocenebra helleri (Brusina, 1865) - 7 - 17
Ocenebra hispidula (Pallary, 1904) - 7 - 17
Ocenebra hybrida (Aradas & Benoît, 1876) - 7 - 17 - 27 vedi Ocenebra baetica
Ocenebra ingloria (Crosse, 1865) - 7 - 17
Ocenebra nicolai (Monterosato, 1884) - 7 - 17
Ocenebra paddeui (Bonomolo & Buzzurro, 2006) - 7 - 17
Ocenebra piantonii (Cecalupo, Buzzurro & Mariani, 2008) - 7 - 17 - 27 vedi Ocenebra baetica
Ocenebra vazzanai Crocetta, Houart & Bonomolo, 2020 - 23
Genere Ocinebrina Jousseaume, 1880
Ocinebrina aciculata (Lamarck, 1822) - 4 - 7 - 17
Ocinebrina aegeensis Aissaoui, Barco & Oliverio, 2017 - 18
Ocinebrina corallina Scacchi, 1836 - 4 - 7 - 17
Ocinebrina carmelae Cecalupo, Buzzurro & Mariani, 2008vedi Ocinebrina piantonii- 7
Ocinebrina corallinoides Pallary, 1912 - 4 - 7 - 17
Ocinebrina edwarsii (Payraudeau, 1826)vedi Ocenebra edwarsii
Ocinebrina erronea (Settepassi, 1977 ex Monterosato ms)vedi Ocinebrina hispidula
Ocinebrina helleri (Brusina, 1865)vedi Ocenebra helleri
Ocinebrina hispidula Pallary, 1904vedi Ocenebra hispidula
Ocinebrina hybrida (Aradas & Benoît, 1876)vedi Ocenebra hybrida
Ocinebrina ingloria (Crosse, 1865)vedi Ocenebra ingloria
Ocinebrina nicolai Monterosato, 1884vedi Ocenebra nicolai
Ocinebrina paddeui Bonomolo & Buzzurro, 2006vedi Ocenebra paddeui
Ocinebrina piantonii Cecalupo, Buzzurro & Mariani, 2008vedi Ocenebra piantonii
Ocinebrina reinai Bonomolo & Crocetta, 2012 - 4 - 7 - 17
Genere Gracilipurpura Jousseaume, 1880 - 25
Gracilipurpura craticulata Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882 - 25
Genere Hadriania Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882vedi Gracilipurpura Jousseaume, 1880
Hadriania craticulata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882vedi Gracilipurpura craticulata
Genere Nucella Röding, 1798
Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758) - 6
Sottofamiglia Muricopsinae Radwin & d'Attilio, 1971
Genere Murexsul Iredale, 1915
Murexsul aradasii (Monterosato in Poirier, 1883)
Murexsul cevikeri (Houart, 2000)
Genere Muricopsis Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) cristata (Brocchi, 1814)
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) ghisottii Cecalupo, Buzzurro & Mariani, 2008
Sottofamiglia Ergalataxinae Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971
Genere Ergalatax Iredale, 1931
Ergalatax contracta (Reeve, 1846) - 12
Ergalatax junionae Houart, 2008
Genere Morula Schumacher, 1817
Morula aspera (Lamarck, 1816) - 10 - 11
Genere Orania Pallary, 1900
Orania fusulus (Brocchi, 1814)
Sottofamiglia Typhinae Cossmann, 1903
Genere Typhinellus Jousseaume, 1880
Typhinellus labiatus (de Cristofori & Jan, 1832)
Sottofamiglia Pagodulinae Barco, Schiaparelli, Houart & Oliverio, 2012 - 1
Genere Pagodula Monterosato, 1884
Pagodula echinata (Kiener, 1840)
Pagodula fraseri (Knudsen, 1956)- 20 - 21- 22
Genere Trophonopsis Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882
Trophonopsis alboranensis (Smriglio, Mariottini & Bonfitto, 1997)
Trophonopsis barvicensis (G. Johnston, 1825)
Trophonopsis breviata (Jeffreys, 1882)
Trophonopsis muricata (Montagu, 1803)
Trophonopsis sparacioi Smriglio, Mariottini & Di Giulio, 2015 - 9
Sottofamiglia Rapaninae Gray, 1853
Genere Indothais Claremont, Vermeij, Williams & Reid, 2013 - 2
Indothais lacera (Born, 1778) - 2
Indothais sacellum (Gmelin, 1791) - 2
Genere Nassa Röding, 1798
Nassa situla (Reeve, 1846) - 8
Genere Stramonita Schumacher, 1817
Stramonita haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1767)
Genere Rapana Schumacher, 1817
Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846)
Sottofamiglia Coralliophilinae Chenu, 1859
Coralliobia madreporarum (Sowerby G.B. I, 1832) - vedi Coralliophila monodonta
Genere Coralliophila H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Coralliophila africana Smriglio & Mariottini 2001
Coralliophila ahuiri Cossignani T., 2009 vedi Coralliophila guancha
Coralliophila brevis (Blainville, 1832)
Coralliophila guancha Smriglio, Mariottini & Engl, 2003 - 26
Coralliophila meyendorffii (Calcara, 1835)
Coralliophila monodonta (Blainville, 1832) - 3
Coralliophila panormitana (Monterosato, 1869)
Coralliophila richardi (Fischer P., 1882)
Coralliophila sofiae (Aradas & Benoit, 1876)
Coralliophila squamosa (Bivona, 1838)vedi Hirtomurex squamosus
Coralliophila trigoi Mariottini, Smriglio & Rolán, 2005
Genere Hirtomurex Coen, 1922
Hirtomurex squamosus (Bivona Ant. in Bivona And., 1838) - 3 - 19
Genere Babelomurex Coen, 1922
Babelomurex benoiti (Tiberi, 1855)
Babelomurex cariniferus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
Babelomurex gilli Kosuge, 1990 - vedi Babelomurex tectumsinense(Deshayes, 1856)
Babelomurex sentix (Bayer, 1971)
Babelomurex tectumsinense(Deshayes, 1856) - 5 - 15 - 16
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| 16 | art.ICZN 34.2. Species-group names. The ending of a Latin or latinized adjectival or participial species-group name must agree in gender with the generic name with which it is at any time combined [Art. 31.2]; if the gender ending is incorrect it must be changed accordingly (the author and date of the name remain unchanged [Art. 50.3.2]). 34.2.1. If a species-group name is a noun in apposition its ending need not agree in gender with the generic name with which it is combined and must not be changed to agree in gender with the generic name [Art. 31.2.1]. 31.2.1. A species-group name that is a simple or compound noun (or noun phrase) in apposition need not agree in gender with the generic name with which it is combined (the original spelling is to be retained, with gender ending unchanged; see Article 34.2.1). 32.5.2.2. In a compound species-group name published as separate words that are deemed to form a single word [Art. 11.9.5], the component words are to be united without a hyphen. |
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