Hexaplex

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Hexaplex
Temporal range: Early Paleocene - Recent
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HexaplexcichoreumProfils.jpg
Two views of a shell of Hexaplex cichoreum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Hexaplex
Perry, 1811
Type species
Hexaplex cichoreum(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms [1]
  • AaroniaA. H. Verrill, 1950
  • BassiaJousseaume, 1880
  • BassiellaWenz, 1941
  • CentronotusSwainson, 1833 (invalid: junior homonym of CentronotusSchneider, 1801 [Pisces])
  • Hexaplex (Hexaplex)Perry, 1810
  • Hexaplex (Muricanthus)Swainson, 1840
  • Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis)Cossmann, 1921
  • Murex (Muricanthus)Swainson, 1840
  • MuricanthusSwainson, 1840
  • MurithaisGrant & Gale, 1931 (invalid: junior objective synonym of TrunculariopsisCossmann, 1921)
  • PurpuraRöding, 1798 (invalid: junior homonym of PurpuraBruguière, 1789)
  • TrunculariaMonterosato, 1917 (invalid: junior homonym of TrunculariaWiegmann, 1832 [Bryozoa]; Trunculariopsis is a replacement name)

Hexaplex is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily muracinae of the family Muricidae, the murex shells or rock snails. [1]

Contents

This genus is known in the fossil record from the Paleocene to the Quaternary period (age range: from 61.7 to 0.012 million years ago.). Fossil shells within this genus have been found all over the world. [2]

Description

This genus includes shells in the family Muricidae that are solid and globose. They contain five to eight varices that are more or less foliaceous.

Species

Species within the genus Hexaplex include : [1]

Species brought into synonymy

Extinct species

Extinct species within the genus Hexaplex include: [2]

Fossil shell of Hexaplex trunculus Muricidae - Hexaplex trunculus conglobatus.JPG
Fossil shell of Hexaplex trunculus

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Houart, R.; Gofas, S. (2010). Hexaplex Perry, 1810. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138194 on 2010-11-01
  2. 1 2 Fossilworks

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