Magilus

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Kingdom Animalia Family Muricidae Phylum Mollusca Rank Genus		Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Coralliophilinae Higher classification Coralliophilinae
Similar Magilus antiquus, Coralliophilinae, Molluscs, Gastropods, Coralliophila

Magilus is a genus of sea snails, 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

Species within the genus Magilus include:

Magilus antiquus Montfort

Magilus latens Bozzetti, 2011

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

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