Muricopsis

Muricopsis is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the rock snail family, Muricidae.[1]

Muricopsis
Apertural view the shell of Muricopsis necocheana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricopsinae
Genus: Muricopsis
Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882
Type species
Murex blainvillii Payraudeau, 1826
Species

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Synonyms
  • Murex (Muricopsis) Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882 (original rank)
  • Muricopsis (Muricopsis) Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882· accepted, alternate representation
  • Muricopsis (Risomurex) Olsson & McGinty, 1958· accepted, alternate representation
  • Risomurex Olsson & McGinty, 1958

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Muricopsis :[2]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Muricopsis aliceae Petuch, 1987: synonym of Pygmaepterys aliceae (Petuch, 1987) (original combination)
  • Muricopsis angolensis(Odhner, 1922): synonym of Orania fusulus (Brocchi, 1814)
  • Muricopsis apiculata Dautzenberg, 1917: synonym of Ocinebrina edwardsii (Payraudeau, 1826): synonym of Ocenebra edwardsii (Payraudeau, 1826)
  • Muricopsis aradasii(Poirier, 1883) synonym of Murexsul aradasii (Monterosato in Poirier, 1883)
  • Muricopsis atra F. Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Muricopsis cristata (Brocchi, 1814)
  • Muricopsis blainvillii(Payraudeau, 1826): synonym of Muricopsis cristata (Brocchi, 1814)
  • Muricopsis carnicolorBozzetti, 2009: synonym of Orania carnicolor (Bozzetti, 2009)
  • Muricopsis carvalhoi Cox, 1936 †: synonym of Ocinebrina carvalhoi (Cox, 1936) †
  • Muricopsis cevikeri Houart, 2000: synonym of Murexsul cevikeri (Houart, 2000) (original combination)
  • Muricopsis cristatus (Brocchi, 1814): synonym of Muricopsis cristata (Brocchi, 1814)
  • Muricopsis diadema (Aradas & Benoit, 1876): synonym of Murexsul aradasii (Monterosato in Poirier, 1883)
  • Muricopsis duffyi Petuch, 1992: synonym of Murexsul huberti (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976)
  • Muricopsis edwardsii (Payraudeau, 1826): synonym of Ocinebrina edwardsii (Payraudeau, 1826): synonym of Ocenebra edwardsii (Payraudeau, 1826)
  • Muricopsis erroneus (Monterosato in Poirier, 1883): synonym of Ocinebrina hispidula (Pallary, 1904): synonym of Ocenebra hispidula (Pallary, 1904)
  • Muricopsis glutinosa Palazzi & Villari, 2001: synonym of Muricopsis cristata (Brocchi, 1814) (dubious synonym)
  • Muricopsis hexagonus (Lamarck, 1816): synonym of Murexsul hexagonus (Lamarck, 1816): synonym of Murexsul pacaudi Van Hyfte & Danvin, 2018
  • Muricopsis hispida Monterosato in Coen, 1933: synonym of Muricopsis cristata (Brocchi, 1814)
  • Muricopsis hispidula (Pallary, 1904): synonym of Ocenebra hispidula (Pallary, 1904)
  • Muricopsis hispidulus (Pallary, 1904): synonym of Ocenebra hispidula (Pallary, 1904)
  • Muricopsis huberti Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976: synonym of Murexsul huberti (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976) (original combination)
  • Muricopsis hubrechti Bozzetti, 2018: synonym of Orania corallina (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
  • Muricopsis ianlochiHouart, 1987: synonym of Murexsul ianlochi (Houart, 1987)
  • Muricopsis inermis (Philippi, 1836): synonym of Muricopsis cristata (Brocchi, 1814)
  • Muricopsis jaliscoensis Radwin & D'Attilio, 1970: synonym of Murexsul jaliscoensis (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1970) (original combination)
  • Muricopsis lyonsi Petuch, 1986: synonym of Murexsul oxytatus (M. Smith, 1938)
  • Muricopsis mariae (Finlay, 1930): synonym of Murexsul mariae Finlay, 1930
  • Muricopsis mariangelaeRolán & F. Fernandes, 1991: synonym of Muricopsis rutila mariangelae Rolan & Fernandes, 1991
  • Muricopsis mbotyiensis Houart, 1991: synonym of Murexsul mbotyiensis (Houart, 1991) (original combination)
  • Muricopsis medicago (R. B. Watson, 1897) : synonym of Murexsul aradasii (Monterosato in Poirier, 1883)
  • Muricopsis noduliferus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841): synonym of Attiliosa nodulifera (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
  • Muricopsis nothokieneri (E. H. Vokes, 1978): synonym of Murexsul nothokieneri E. H. Vokes, 1978
  • Muricopsis octogonus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833): synonym of Murexsul octogonus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  • Muricopsis oliverai Kosuge, 1984: synonym of Paziella oliverai (Kosuge, 1984): synonym of Flexopteron oliverai (Kosuge, 1984) (original combination)
  • Muricopsis orri Cernohorsky, 1976: synonym of Attiliosa orri (Cernohorsky, 1976) (original combination)
  • Muricopsis ostrearum (Conrad, 1846): synonym of Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846)
  • Muricopsis oxossi Petuch, 1979: synonym of Pygmaepterys oxossi (Petuch, 1979) (original combination)
  • Muricopsis oxytatus (M. Smith, 1938): synonym of Murexsul oxytatus (M. Smith, 1938)
  • Muricopsis personatus Monterosato in Settepassi, 1977: synonym of Ocinebrina hispidula (Pallary, 1904): synonym of Ocenebra hispidula (Pallary, 1904) (unavailable following ICZN art. 11.4)
  • Muricopsis poeyi Sarasúa & Espinosa, 1979: synonym of Attiliosa poeyi (Sarasúa & Espinosa, 1979) (original combination)
  • Muricopsis profunda B. A. Marshall & K. W. Burch, 2000: synonym of Murexsul profundus (B. A. Marshall & K. W. Burch, 2000) (original combination)
  • Muricopsis purpurispina Ponder, 1972: synonym of Murexsul purpurispinus (Ponder, 1972) (original combination)
  • Muricopsis richardbinghami Petuch, 1987: synonym of Pygmaepterys richardbinghami (Petuch, 1987) (original combination)
  • Muricopsis roseus (Reeve, 1846): synonym of Muricopsis rosea (Reeve, 1846) (wrong gender agreement of specific epithet)
  • Muricopsis scotti B. A. Marshall & K. W. Burch, 2000: synonym of Rolandiella scotti (B. A. Marshall & K. W. Burch, 2000)
  • Muricopsis skoglundae B. W. Myers, Hertz & D'Attilio, 1993: synonym of Murexsul skoglundae (B. W. Myers, Hertz & D'Attilio, 1993) (original combination)
  • Muricopsis spiculus Houart, 1987: synonym of Murexsul spiculus (Houart, 1987) (original combination)
  • Muricopsis spinulosa Stalio in Coen, 1933: synonym of Muricopsis blainvillii var. spinulosa Stalio in Coen, 1933: synonym of Muricopsis cristata (Brocchi, 1814)
  • Muricopsis spinulosa (Costa O.G., 1861): synonym of Muricopsis aradasii (Poirier, 1883): synonym of Murexsul aradasii (Monterosato, 1883)
  • Muricopsis sunderlandi Petuch, 1987: synonym of Murexsul sunderlandi (Petuch, 1987) (original combination)
  • Muricopsis tenellus Monterosato in Settepassi, 1977: synonym of Ocinebrina hybrida (Aradas & Benoit, 1876): synonym of Ocenebra hybrida (Aradas & Benoit, 1876) (unavailable following ICZN art. 11.4)
  • Muricopsis tokubeii (Nakamigawa & Habe, 1964): synonym of Murexsul tokubeii Nakamigawa & Habe, 1964
  • Muricopsis tulensis Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976: synonym of Murexsul tulensis (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976) (original combination)
  • Muricopsis warreni Petuch, 1993: synonym of Murexsul warreni (Petuch, 1993) (original combination)
  • Muricopsis zylmanae Petuch, 1993: synonym of Murexsul zylmanae (Petuch, 1993) (original combination)

The Indo-Pacific Molluscan database also mentions the following species with names in current use (those not mentioned here can be found in the genera Murexsul, Favartia and Rolandiella) [4]

References
  1. Muricopsis Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 December 2018.
  2. WoRMS : Muricopsis
  3. Cossmann, M. & Pissarro, 1902, 1913 - Iconographie complète des coquilles fossiles de l'Eocène des environs de Paris. Tome II: Scaphopodes, Gastropodes, Céphalopodes, Brachiopodes et suppléments, p. pls 46-55
  4. OBIS : Muricopsis
  5. WoRMS : Murex ednae M. Smith, 1940
  6. OBIS : Muricopsis espinosus (Hutton, 1886)
  7. WoRMS : Murexsul mariae Finlay, 1930
  8. WoRMS : Murex hexagonus var. oxytata M. Smith, 1938
  9. WoRMS : Murexsul planiliratus (Reeve, 1845)
  • "Muricopsis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  • Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  • Glen Pownall, New Zealand Shells and Shellfish, Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-85467-054-8
  • Houart R. (2012) Description of Muricopsis (Muricopsis) gorii (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricopsinae) from southern São Tomé. Novapex 13(1): 37-41. [10 March 2012]
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