Haustrinae

Haustrinae is a taxonomic subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex shells or rock shells.^[1]

Haustrinae
shell of Haustrum haustorium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Haustrinae Tan, 2003
Genera
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The genera in this family were previously grouped in a larger subfamily, the Ocenebrinae.

Genera

Genera within the subfamily Haustrinae include:

• Bedeva Iredale, 1924^[2]
• Haustrum Perry, 1811^[3] - synonyms: Lepsiella Iredale, 1912; Lepsithais Finlay, 1928

Genera brought into synonymy

• Lepsia Hutton, 1883: synonym of Haustrum Perry, 1811 (invalid: junior homonym of Lepsia Quoy, 1839 [Crustacea])
• Lepsiella Iredale, 1912: synonym of Haustrum Perry, 1811
• Lepsithais Finlay, 1928: synonym of Haustrum Perry, 1811
• Otahua Marwick, 1948: synonym of Bedeva Iredale, 1924