Muricanthus

Muricanthus ialah genus bagi siput laut, moluska gastropod lautan dalam keluarga Muricidae, iaitu siput nunam dan siput batu.

Nama Muricanthus sebelumnya dianggap sinonim bagi Hexaplex (Muricanthus) Swainson, 1840 yang digambarkan sebagai Hexaplex Perry, 1810.Houart, R. & Wiedrick, S.G. (2021). Review of Muricanthus Swainson, 1840 and some Recent species assigned to Hexaplex s.s. Perry, 1810, Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) Cossmann, 1921 and Phyllonotus Swainson, 1833. Novapex. 22(1-2): 25-42.

 Spesies 
Spesies dalam genus Muricanthus termasuk:
 Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845)
 Muricanthus callidinus Berry, 1958
 Muricanthus nigritus (Philippi, 1845)
 Muricanthus radix (Gmelin, 1791)
 Muricanthus strausi (A. H. Verrill, 1950)

Spesies yang dijadikan kesinoniman
 Muricanthus kusterianus (Tapparone-Canefri, 1875): sinonim bagi Hexaplex kuesterianus (Tapparone-Canefri, 1875)
 Muricanthus princeps (Broderip, 1833): sinonim bagi Hexaplex princeps (Broderip, 1833)
 Muricanthus trippae Petuch, 1991: sinonim bagi Hexaplex fulvescens (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)
 Muricanthus varius (G.B. Sowerby I, 1834): sinonim bagi Chicoreus varius (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)
 Muricanthus virgineus (Röding, 1798): sinonim bagi Chicoreus virgineus (Röding, 1798)

 Rujukan 

 Verrill, A.H. (1950). A new Murex from the West Indies. Minutes of the Conchological Club of Southern California. 103: 4–5.

 Pautan luar 
 Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp
 Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp.
 Fischer, P. (1880-1887). Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un Appendice sur les Brachiopodes par D. P. Oehlert. Avec 23 planches contenant 600 figures dessinées par S. P. Woodward.. Paris: F. Savy. Published in 11 parts

Category:Muricinae