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

Trophonopsis muricata (Montagu, 1803)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Murex Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Trophonopsis*	Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882	accepted genus name
*Houartiella*	Smriglio, Mariottini & Bonfitto, 1997	synonym
*Trophon (Trophonopsis)*	Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882	synonym

Species group names

*Fusus asperrimus*	T. Brown, 1827	synonym
*Fusus cancellatus*	Bivona e Bernardi, 1838	synonym
*Fusus longurio*	Weinkauff, 1866	synonym
*Murex sculptus*	Bellardi, 1873	synonym
*Pseudofusus rostratus var. sowerbyana*	Monterosato, 1890	synonym
*Raphitoma asperrima*	(T. Brown, 1827)	synonym
*Trophon muricatus*	(Montagu, 1803)	synonym
*Trophon muricatus albinus*	Settepassi, 1977	synonym
*Trophon muricatus major*	Settepassi, 1977	synonym
*Trophon muricatus var. aspera*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882	synonym
*Trophon muricatus var. lactea*	Jeffreys, 1867	synonym
*Trophonopsis curta*	Locard, 1891	synonym
*Trophonopsis forestii*	Ruggieri, 1947	synonym
*Trophonopsis forestii coeni*	Ruggieri, 1947	synonym
*Trophonopsis gortani*	Ruggieri, 1947	synonym
*Trophonopsis muricata var. minor*	Locard, 1897	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Dutch: geruite ribhoren

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Trophonopsis muricata (Montagu, 1803). 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:152370

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Occurrence

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Introduced

Naturalised

Invasive

Managed

No data

Environment

marine

Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex II EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.

EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.

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2011-01-23 by Serge Gofas

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