Murex (genus)
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Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Mollusca (phylum) > Gastropoda (class) > Muricidae (family)
Descripción
Genus of predatory sea snails of the Indo-Pacific region. The genus Murex was defined by Linnaeus to include many taxa that are now placed elsewhere in the superfamily Muricoidea, particularly those from which the red dye Tyrian purple was made.
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Otros términos
- murexes (genus) [en]
- murex (genus) [en]