Murex
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See also: murex
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Murex m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Muricidae – murex gastropods, some once used to produce Tyrian purple.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (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[edit]
- (genus): Murex tribulus (caltrop murex) - type species
Derived terms[edit]
- Babelomurex
- Chicomurex
- Dermomurex
- Genkaimurex
- Muregina
- Murexsul
- Murichorda
- Muricodrupa
- Muricopsis
- Phrygiomurex
- Vokesimurex
- †Crassimurex
References[edit]
Murex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Murex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Murex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
