Translingual

Murex altispira

Proper noun

Muricinae

1. A taxonomic subfamily within the family Muricidae – the murex and related marine gastropods.

Hypernyms

• (subfamily): Animalia - kingdom; Mollusca - phylum; Gastropoda - class; Orthogastropoda - subclass; Caenogastropoda - superorder; Sorbeoconcha - order; Hypsogastropoda - suborder; Neogastropoda - infraorder; Muricoidea - superfamily; Muricidae - family

Hyponyms

• (subfamily): Attiliosa, Aspella, Calotrophon, Chicomurex, Chicoreus, Dermomurex, Haustellum, Hexaplex, Ingensia, Murex, Naquetia, Phyllocoma, Poirieria, Pterymarchia, Pterynotus (genera)