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Taxon: Family Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815 - drills (mollusc)
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Types

Nominotypical taxon ofMuricoidea (Superfamily) Rafinesque, 1815
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]Muricinae (Subfamily) Rafinesque, 1815
TypeMurex (Genus) Linnaeus, 1758 Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005: 112. [implicit]

Synonyms

IncludingPseudolividae (Family) de Gregorio, 1880 Ref: S.P. Parker (ed.), 1982: 1093.
IncludingPurpuridae (Family) Children, 1823 Ref: S.P. Parker (ed.), 1982: 1093.
IncludingRapanidae (Family) Ref: S.P. Parker (ed.), 1982: 1093.
IncludingThaididae (Family) Jousseaume, 1888 Ref: S.P. Parker (ed.), 1982: 1093.
IncludingThaisidae (Family) Jousseaume, 1888, orth. inval. Ref: S.P. Parker (ed.), 1982: 1093.

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full namestekelhorens
purperslakken

Vernacular Names (English)

Full namedrills
rock shells
murex and rock shells Ref: R.T. Abbott, 1990
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