Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Orthogastropoda > Subclass Caenogastropoda > Order Neogastropoda > Superfamily Muricoidea > Family Muricidae > Subfamily Aspellinae > Genus Murexsul

Murexsul aradasii (Monterosato, 1883)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Murex Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Murexsul*	Iredale, 1915	accepted genus name
*Hexaplex (Murexsul)*	Iredale, 1915	synonym

Species group names

*Murex diadema*	Aradas & Benoit, 1876	junior homonym; nom. inval.
*Murex spinulosus*	O. G. Costa, 1861	junior homonym; nom. inval.
*Murex labiosus var. fasciata*	(Coen, 1933)	synonym
*Murex medicago*	R. B. Watson, 1897	synonym
*Muricidea spinulosa*	(O. G. Costa, 1861)	synonym
*Muricidea spinulosa var. scalata*	Monterosato, 1884	synonym
*Muricopsis aradasii*	(Monterosato, 1883)	synonym
*Muricopsis diadema*	(Aradas & Benoit, 1876)	synonym
*Muricopsis diadema elongata*	Settepassi, 1977	synonym
*Muricopsis diadema horridus*	Settepassi, 1977	synonym
*Muricopsis diadema muticus*	Settepassi, 1977	synonym
*Muricopsis diadema robustus*	Settepassi, 1977	synonym
*Muricopsis medicago*	(R. B. Watson, 1897)	synonym
*Muricopsis spinulosa*	(O. G. Costa, 1861)	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J.P. (2022). Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world: Part Muricopsinae. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 528 pp.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Murexsul aradasii (Monterosato, 1883). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:407837

Image

Occurrence

Present

Absent

Doubtful

Native

Introduced

Naturalised

Invasive

Managed

No data

Environment

marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

IUCN:
Red List status CR 1998 This species is critically endangered and is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

This species is critically endangered and is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

Red List status DD 1998 This species is data deficient, there is inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction based on its distribution and/or population status according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

This species is data deficient, there is inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction based on its distribution and/or population status according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

Red List status VU 1998 This species is vulnerable and is considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources