Magilus
Encyclopedia
Magilus is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Muricidae
, the murex snails or rock snails.
This genus was brought by Michel (1988) into the separate family Magilidae together with Latiaxis
Species brought into synonymy :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Muricidae
Muricidae
Muricidae, common name murex snails or rock snails, is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails. With approximately 1,600 living species the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogastropoda. Additionally, 1,200 fossil species have been recognised...
, the murex snails or rock snails.
This genus was brought by Michel (1988) into the separate family Magilidae together with Latiaxis
Latiaxis
Latiaxis is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails or coral shells. -Species:Species within the genus Latiaxis include:* Latiaxis bernardi K...
Species
Species within the genus Magilus include:- Magilus antiquusMagilus antiquusMagilus antiquus, common name the Magilus coral snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Distribution:...
Montfort
Species brought into synonymy :
- Magilus antiquatus Linnaeus : synonym of Magilus antiquus
- Magilus fimbriatus A. Adams : synonym of Coralliophila fimbriata (A. Adams, 1852)
- Magilus globulosus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1872 : synonym of Magilus antiquus
- Magilus lamarckii (Deshayes, 1863) : synonym of Leptoconchus lamarckii Deshayes, 1863
- Magilus microcephalus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1872 : synonym of Magilus antiquus
- Magilus peronii Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1818 : synonym of Magilus antiquus
- Magilus serratus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1872 : synonym of Magilus antiquus
- Magilus striatus : synonym of Leptoconchus striatus Rüppell, 1835