Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   MOLLUSKS   (MOLLUSCA)
Class   SNAILS AND CONCHS   (GASTROPODA)
Order   SHELL - LEFT SIDE ORGANS ONLY   (MONOTOCARDIA)
Family   SHELL - ROCK SHELLS AND MUREXES   (MURICIDAE)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: CHICOREUS BRUNNEUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CHICOREUS RAMOSUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CRASSILABRUM CRASSILABRUM
Common name:
Scientific name: HEXAPLEX CICHOREUS
Common name:
Scientific name: HOMALOCANTHA ANATOMICA
Common name:
Scientific name: MUREX ALABASTER
Common name:
Scientific name: MURICANTHUS AMBBIGUUS
Common name:
Scientific name: MURICOPSIS ARMATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: MUREX BRANDARIS
Common name:
Scientific name: MURICANTHUS BRASSICA
Common name:
Scientific name: MUREX ELONGATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: MUREX ERYTHROSTMA
Common name:
Scientific name: MUREX FLORIFER
Common name:
Scientific name: MUREX FULVESCENS
Common name:
Scientific name: MUREX HAUSTELLUM
Common name:
Scientific name: MUREX INFLATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: MURICANTHUS NIGRITUS
Common name: VENUS COMB MUREX
Scientific name: MUREX PECTEN
Common name: MUREX - APPLE MUREX
Scientific name: MURICINAE POMUM
Common name: MUREX - REGAL MUREX
Scientific name: MUREX REGIUS
Common name:
Scientific name: MUREX SERRATOSPINUS
Common name:
Scientific name: MUREX TERNISPINA
Common name:
Scientific name: MUREX TORREFACTUS
Common name: RARE SPINED MUREX
Scientific name: MUREX TRAPA
Common name:
Scientific name: MUREX TRICORNIS
Common name:
Scientific name: MUREX VIRGINEUS
Common name:
Scientific name: PTERYNOTUS ALATUS