Hexaplex princeps

Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) princeps
Shell of Hexaplex princeps (Broderip, 1833), and operculum, measuring 106.8 mm in height, collected at low tide on Perlas Island, in Panama.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Muricinae
Genus:	Hexaplex
Subgenus:	Trunculariopsis
Species:	H. princeps
Trinomial name
Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) princeps (Broderip, 1833)
Synonyms [1]
Murex nitidusBroderip, 1833 Murex princepsBroderip, 1833

Hexaplex princeps is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. ^[1]

References

1. Hexaplex princeps (Broderip, 1833) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.

External links

• Photos of Hexaplex princeps in the Sealife Collection