<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Muricidae</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>Murex</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Bolinus</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Hexaplex</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Gastropoda</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Thaididae</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Thaidinae</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>murex</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>murex snails</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>muricid</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>muricids</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>rock snails</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Family of marine snails containing around 1,600 living species and 1,200 fossil species. Distinguished by usually having an elongated or heavy shell that is elaborately spined or frilled. The family occurs throughout the world but mainly in the tropics. ]]></note></mads>