Muricanthus
Muricanthus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
The name Muricanthus was previously considered a synonym of Hexaplex Swainson, 1840 represented as Hexaplex Perry, 1810
Species
Species within the genus Muricanthus :Muricanthus ambiguus Muricanthus callidinus Berry, 1958Muricanthus nigritus Muricanthus radix Muricanthus strausi;Species brought into synonymy:Muricanthus kusterianus : synonym of Hexaplex kuesterianus Muricanthus princeps : synonym of Hexaplex princeps Muricanthus trippae Petuch, 1991: synonym of Hexaplex fulvescens Muricanthus varius : synonym of Chicoreus varius Muricanthus virgineus : synonym of ''Chicoreus virgineus''