Species checklist of Muricidae (Mollusca : Gastropoda) in the South China Sea

The checklist was compiled from published material. A total of 130 species of extant muricid gastropods present in the South China Sea is listed, with brief introductions to subfamilies and genera. Of the subfamilies recogniz ed in the family Muricidae, the Muricinae contains 54 species, Muricopsinae with 5 species, Typhinae and Ocenebrinae each has two species, and Rapanin ae comprises 67 species. There were no species belonging to the subfamilies Tripterotyphinae and Trophoninae. Where possible, recent illustrated refer ences for each species are given. The coralliophilids are considered a sepa rate family and therefore not listed.