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Muricopsis
	Apertural view the shell of Muricopsis necocheana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Muricopsinae
Genus:	Muricopsis; Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882
Type species
	Murex blainvillii Payraudeau, 1826;
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	Murex (Muricopsis) Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882 (original rank); Muricopsis (Muricopsis) Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882· accepted, alternate representation; Muricopsis (Risomurex) Olsson & McGinty, 1958· accepted, alternate representation; Risomurex Olsson & McGinty, 1958;

Muricopsis is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the rock snail family, Muricidae.^[1]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Muricopsis :^[2]

†Muricopsis acuticostatus Staadt, 1913 ^[3]
Muricopsis annobonensis Houart & Rolán, 2001
Muricopsis barbarae Garrigues & Lamy, 2019
Muricopsis caribbaea (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939)
Muricopsis chiarae Bozzetti, 1991
Muricopsis corallinus Garrigues & Lamy, 2019
Muricopsis cristata (Brocchi, 1814)
Muricopsis deformis (Reeve, 1846)
Muricopsis delemarrei Houart, 2005
†Muricopsis dujardini Peyrot, 1938
Muricopsis fusiformis (Gmelin, 1791)
†Muricopsis galbensis (P. Jung, 1969)
Muricopsis ghisottii Cecalupo, Buzzurro & Mariani, 2008
Muricopsis gilbertharrisi (Weisbord, 1962)
Muricopsis gofasi Houart, 1993
Muricopsis gorii Houart, 2012
Muricopsis guadalupensis Garrigues & Merle, 2014
Muricopsis haidari Houart, 2003
Muricopsis hernandezi Rolán & Gori, 2007
Muricopsis honkeri Petuch, 2013
Muricopsis josei Vokes, 1994
Muricopsis leblondae Garrigues & Lamy, 2019
Muricopsis linealbus Garrigues & Lamy, 2019
Muricopsis marcusi Vokes, 1994
Muricopsis matildeae Rolán & Fernandes, 1991
Muricopsis mcleani Wiedrick, 2009
Muricopsis necocheana (Pilsbry, 1900)
Muricopsis omanensis Smythe & Oliver, 1986
Muricopsis pauxilla (A. Adams, 1854)
Muricopsis perexigua Vokes, 1994
Muricopsis principensis Rolán & Fernandes, 1991
Muricopsis rosea (Reeve, 1846)
Muricopsis rutila (Reeve, 1846)
Muricopsis schrammi (Crosse, 1863)
Muricopsis seminolensis Vokes & Houart, 1986
Muricopsis suga (Fischer-Piette, 1942)
Muricopsis taupini Garrigues, 2016
Muricopsis testorii Houart & Gori, 2008
Muricopsis vassarti Houart, 2019
Muricopsis westonensis Myers & D'Attilio, 1990
Muricopsis withrowi Vokes & Houart, 1986
Muricopsis zeteki Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951

Species brought into synonymy

Muricopsis aliceae Petuch, 1987: synonym of Pygmaepterys aliceae (Petuch, 1987) (original combination)
Muricopsis angolensis(Odhner, 1922): synonym of Orania fusulus (Brocchi, 1814)
Muricopsis apiculata Dautzenberg, 1917: synonym of Ocinebrina edwardsii (Payraudeau, 1826): synonym of Ocenebra edwardsii (Payraudeau, 1826)
Muricopsis aradasii(Poirier, 1883) synonym of Murexsul aradasii (Monterosato in Poirier, 1883)
Muricopsis atra F. Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Muricopsis cristata (Brocchi, 1814)
Muricopsis blainvillii(Payraudeau, 1826): synonym of Muricopsis cristata (Brocchi, 1814)
Muricopsis carnicolorBozzetti, 2009: synonym of Orania carnicolor (Bozzetti, 2009)
Muricopsis carvalhoi Cox, 1936 †: synonym of Ocinebrina carvalhoi (Cox, 1936) †
Muricopsis cevikeri Houart, 2000: synonym of Murexsul cevikeri (Houart, 2000) (original combination)
Muricopsis cristatus (Brocchi, 1814): synonym of Muricopsis cristata (Brocchi, 1814)
Muricopsis diadema (Aradas & Benoit, 1876): synonym of Murexsul aradasii (Monterosato in Poirier, 1883)
Muricopsis duffyi Petuch, 1992: synonym of Murexsul huberti (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976)
Muricopsis edwardsii (Payraudeau, 1826): synonym of Ocinebrina edwardsii (Payraudeau, 1826): synonym of Ocenebra edwardsii (Payraudeau, 1826)
Muricopsis erroneus (Monterosato in Poirier, 1883): synonym of Ocinebrina hispidula (Pallary, 1904): synonym of Ocenebra hispidula (Pallary, 1904)
Muricopsis glutinosa Palazzi & Villari, 2001: synonym of Muricopsis cristata (Brocchi, 1814) (dubious synonym)
Muricopsis hexagonus (Lamarck, 1816): synonym of Murexsul hexagonus (Lamarck, 1816): synonym of Murexsul pacaudi Van Hyfte & Danvin, 2018
Muricopsis hispida Monterosato in Coen, 1933: synonym of Muricopsis cristata (Brocchi, 1814)
Muricopsis hispidula (Pallary, 1904): synonym of Ocenebra hispidula (Pallary, 1904)
Muricopsis hispidulus (Pallary, 1904): synonym of Ocenebra hispidula (Pallary, 1904)
Muricopsis huberti Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976: synonym of Murexsul huberti (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976) (original combination)
Muricopsis hubrechti Bozzetti, 2018: synonym of Orania corallina (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
Muricopsis ianlochiHouart, 1987: synonym of Murexsul ianlochi (Houart, 1987)
Muricopsis inermis (Philippi, 1836): synonym of Muricopsis cristata (Brocchi, 1814)
Muricopsis jaliscoensis Radwin & D'Attilio, 1970: synonym of Murexsul jaliscoensis (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1970) (original combination)
Muricopsis lyonsi Petuch, 1986: synonym of Murexsul oxytatus (M. Smith, 1938)
Muricopsis mariae (Finlay, 1930): synonym of Murexsul mariae Finlay, 1930
Muricopsis mariangelaeRolán & F. Fernandes, 1991: synonym of Muricopsis rutila mariangelae Rolan & Fernandes, 1991
Muricopsis mbotyiensis Houart, 1991: synonym of Murexsul mbotyiensis (Houart, 1991) (original combination)
Muricopsis medicago (R. B. Watson, 1897) : synonym of Murexsul aradasii (Monterosato in Poirier, 1883)
Muricopsis noduliferus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841): synonym of Attiliosa nodulifera (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
Muricopsis nothokieneri (E. H. Vokes, 1978): synonym of Murexsul nothokieneri E. H. Vokes, 1978
Muricopsis octogonus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833): synonym of Murexsul octogonus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Muricopsis oliverai Kosuge, 1984: synonym of Paziella oliverai (Kosuge, 1984): synonym of Flexopteron oliverai (Kosuge, 1984) (original combination)
Muricopsis orri Cernohorsky, 1976: synonym of Attiliosa orri (Cernohorsky, 1976) (original combination)
Muricopsis ostrearum (Conrad, 1846): synonym of Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846)
Muricopsis oxossi Petuch, 1979: synonym of Pygmaepterys oxossi (Petuch, 1979) (original combination)
Muricopsis oxytatus (M. Smith, 1938): synonym of Murexsul oxytatus (M. Smith, 1938)
Muricopsis personatus Monterosato in Settepassi, 1977: synonym of Ocinebrina hispidula (Pallary, 1904): synonym of Ocenebra hispidula (Pallary, 1904) (unavailable following ICZN art. 11.4)
Muricopsis poeyi Sarasúa & Espinosa, 1979: synonym of Attiliosa poeyi (Sarasúa & Espinosa, 1979) (original combination)
Muricopsis profunda B. A. Marshall & K. W. Burch, 2000: synonym of Murexsul profundus (B. A. Marshall & K. W. Burch, 2000) (original combination)
Muricopsis purpurispina Ponder, 1972: synonym of Murexsul purpurispinus (Ponder, 1972) (original combination)
Muricopsis richardbinghami Petuch, 1987: synonym of Pygmaepterys richardbinghami (Petuch, 1987) (original combination)
Muricopsis roseus (Reeve, 1846): synonym of Muricopsis rosea (Reeve, 1846) (wrong gender agreement of specific epithet)
Muricopsis scotti B. A. Marshall & K. W. Burch, 2000: synonym of Rolandiella scotti (B. A. Marshall & K. W. Burch, 2000)
Muricopsis skoglundae B. W. Myers, Hertz & D'Attilio, 1993: synonym of Murexsul skoglundae (B. W. Myers, Hertz & D'Attilio, 1993) (original combination)
Muricopsis spiculus Houart, 1987: synonym of Murexsul spiculus (Houart, 1987) (original combination)
Muricopsis spinulosa Stalio in Coen, 1933: synonym of Muricopsis blainvillii var. spinulosa Stalio in Coen, 1933: synonym of Muricopsis cristata (Brocchi, 1814)
Muricopsis spinulosa (Costa O.G., 1861): synonym of Muricopsis aradasii (Poirier, 1883): synonym of Murexsul aradasii (Monterosato, 1883)
Muricopsis sunderlandi Petuch, 1987: synonym of Murexsul sunderlandi (Petuch, 1987) (original combination)
Muricopsis tenellus Monterosato in Settepassi, 1977: synonym of Ocinebrina hybrida (Aradas & Benoit, 1876): synonym of Ocenebra hybrida (Aradas & Benoit, 1876) (unavailable following ICZN art. 11.4)
Muricopsis tokubeii (Nakamigawa & Habe, 1964): synonym of Murexsul tokubeii Nakamigawa & Habe, 1964
Muricopsis tulensis Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976: synonym of Murexsul tulensis (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976) (original combination)
Muricopsis warreni Petuch, 1993: synonym of Murexsul warreni (Petuch, 1993) (original combination)
Muricopsis zylmanae Petuch, 1993: synonym of Murexsul zylmanae (Petuch, 1993) (original combination)

The Indo-Pacific Molluscan database also mentions the following species with names in current use (those not mentioned here can be found in the genera Murexsul, Favartia and Rolandiella) ^[4]

Muricopsis ednae (M. Smith, 1940) : synonym of Murexsul interserratus (Sowerby, 1879) ^[5]
Muricopsis espinosus (Hutton, 1886) : synonym of Murexsul espinosus Hutton, 1886 ^[6]
- Muricopsis espinosus mariae (Finlay, 1930) : synonym of Murexsul mariae Finlay, 1930 ^[7]
Muricopsis oliverai Kosuge, 1984: synonym of Poirieria (Flexopteron) oliverai (Kosuge, 1984)
Muricopsis oxytata (M. Smith, 1938) - hexagonal murex : synonym of Murexsul oxytatus (M. Smith, 1938) ^[8]
Muricopsis planilirata (Reeve, 1845): synonym of Murexsul planiliratus (Reeve, 1845) ^[9]

References

^ Muricopsis Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 December 2018.
^ WoRMS : Muricopsis
^ Cossmann, M. & Pissarro, 1902, 1913 - Iconographie complète des coquilles fossiles de l'Eocène des environs de Paris. Tome II: Scaphopodes, Gastropodes, Céphalopodes, Brachiopodes et suppléments, p. pls 46-55
^ OBIS : Muricopsis
^ WoRMS : Murex ednae M. Smith, 1940
^ OBIS : Muricopsis espinosus (Hutton, 1886)
^ WoRMS : Murexsul mariae Finlay, 1930
^ WoRMS : Murex hexagonus var. oxytata M. Smith, 1938
^ WoRMS : Murexsul planiliratus (Reeve, 1845)

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