Murex

See also: murex

Translingual

Murex brandaris

Etymology

From Latin murex.

Proper noun

Murex m

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

References

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

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