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

Muricopsis cristata (Brocchi, 1814)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

MuricopsisBucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882accepted genus name
Murex (Muricopsis) Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882 synonym
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882 synonym

Species group names

Murex cataphractus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 junior homonym; nom. inval.
Murex porrectus Locard, 1886 junior homonym
Murex rudis Risso, 1826 junior homonym; nom. inval.
Murex blainvillei [sic] orthographic variant
Muricidea blainvillei [sic] orthographic variant
Muricopsis blainvillei [sic] orthographic variant
Ocinebra blainvillei [sic] orthographic variant
Ocinebrina blainvillei [sic] orthographic variant
Murex (Muricopsis) blainvillei [sic] synonym
Murex blainvillii Payraudeau, 1826 synonym
Murex cinosurus Nardo, 1847 synonym
Murex cristatus Brocchi, 1814 synonym
Murex cristatus var. ampus De Gregorio, 1885 synonym
Murex cristatus var. berdicus De Gregorio, 1885 synonym
Murex cristatus var. expallescens Tapparone Canefri, 1869 synonym
Murex cristatus var. inermis R. A. Philippi, 1836 synonym
Murex dentatus Anton, 1838 synonym
Murex pliciferus Bivona e Bernardi, 1832 synonym
Murex pustulatus Locard, 1899 synonym
Murex subspinosus A. Adams, 1854 synonym
Muricidea blainvillei var. trophoniformis Monterosato, 1884 synonym
Muricidea polliaeformis Weinkauff, 1868 synonym
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) cristata (Brocchi, 1814) synonym
Muricopsis atra F. Nordsieck, 1972 synonym
Muricopsis blainvillei var. hispida Coen, 1933 synonym
Muricopsis blainvillei var. horrida Coen, 1933 synonym
Muricopsis blainvillei var. oblonga Coen, 1933 synonym
Muricopsis blainvillei var. rosea (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882) synonym
Muricopsis blainvillei var. spinulosa Coen, 1933 synonym
Muricopsis blainvillei var. spinulosa Coen, 1937 synonym
Muricopsis blainvillei var. violacea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 synonym
Muricopsis blainvillii (Payraudeau, 1826) synonym
Muricopsis cristatus (Brocchi, 1814) synonym
Muricopsis glutinosa Palazzi & Villari, 2001 synonym
Muricopsis inermis (R. A. Philippi, 1836) synonym
Muricopsis inermis trifasciata F. Nordsieck, 1972 synonym
Muricopsis spinulosa Coen, 1933 synonym
Muricopsis spinulosa obsoleta F. Nordsieck, 1972 synonym
Ocinebra blainvillei var. elongata Locard & Caziot, 1900 synonym
Ocinebra blainvillei var. ventricosa Locard & Caziot, 1900 synonym
Ocinebrina blainvillei (Payraudeau, 1826) synonym
Ocinebrina blainvillii var. hirsuta Pallary, 1904 synonym

Children

Murex (Muricopsis) blainvillei var. minor Praus Franceschini, 1906

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Greek: Ρεπάνι

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.

additional source

Ceulemans, L.; van Dingenen, F.; Merle, D.; Landau, B. M. (2016). The lower Pliocene gastropods of Le Pigeon Blanc (Loire-Atlantique, northwest France). Part 3. – Muricidae. Vita Malacologica. 15: 35-55.

additional source

Landau B.M., Merle D., Ceulemans L. & Van Dingenen F. (2019). The upper Miocene gastropods of northwestern France, 3. Muricidae. Cainozoic Research. 19(1): 3-44.

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Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Muricopsis cristata (Brocchi, 1814). 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:140401

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

IUCN:
Red List status CR 1998This 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 CR 1998This 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 CR 1998This 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 EN 1998This species is endangered and is considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Red List status LR/nt 1998This species is lower risk and does not qualify for Conservation Dependent, but which are close to qualifying for Vulnerable according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
Red List status VU 1998This 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
Red List status VU 1998This 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

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2013-11-23 by Philippe Bouchet

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