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Hexaplex
''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.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 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. 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 : * '' Hexaplex angularis'' (Lamarck, 1822) * †'' Hexaplex arietinus'' (Millet, 1865) * ''Hexaplex bifasciatus'' (A. Adams, 1853) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexaplex Tapparonii
''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.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 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. 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 : * '' Hexaplex angularis'' (Lamarck, 1822) * †'' Hexaplex arietinus'' (Millet, 1865) * ''Hexaplex bifasciatus'' (A. Adams, 1853) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexaplex Rileyi
''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.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 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. 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 : * '' Hexaplex angularis'' (Lamarck, 1822) * †'' Hexaplex arietinus'' (Millet, 1865) * ''Hexaplex bifasciatus'' (A. Adams, 1853) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexaplex Bourgeoisi
''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.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 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. 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 : * '' Hexaplex angularis'' (Lamarck, 1822) * †''Hexaplex arietinus'' (Millet, 1865) * ''Hexaplex bifasciatus'' (A. Adams, 1853) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexaplex Erythrostomus
''Hexaplex erythrostomus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With about 1,600 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Ne ..., the murex snails or rock snails. Description The shell of this species is globose and strong, ornamented with blunt spines. The aperture is circular. The siphonal canal is narrow, short and curved with decorations on the outside. The color of the outer part of the shell is white or shades of gray. The interior of the shell and the aperture is deep pink and glossy.González V. Luz María. 2005: Guía ilustrada de los gastropodos marinos de la Bahía de Tenacatati, Jalisco, Mexico. Scientia Cucba. 7(1):1-84.pdf Distribution The species occurs on the west coast of Mexico from Baja California to Peru.Reyes Mejia, Alejandra. 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexaplex Duplex
''Hexaplex duplex'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Subspecies Both subspecies are now considered synonyms of ''Hexaplex duplex''. *''Hexaplex duplex duplex'' (Röding, 1798) – synonyms: ''Murex eurystomus'' Swainson, 1833; ''Murex hoplites'' Fischer, 1876; ''Murex minima'' Dautzenberg, 1910; ''Murex saxatilis'' Linnaeus (auctt.); ''Purpura duplex'' Röding, 1798 *''Hexaplex duplex canariensis'' (Nordsieck, 1975) – synonyms: ''Murex turbinatus'' Lamarck, 1822; ''Trunculariopsis canariensis'' Nordsieck, 1975 Description The length of the shell varies between . It contains six to eight varices. These are singly spinous, the spines somewhat frondose, those on the shoulder of the whorls usually larger and curved. There are no interstitial ribs. The color of the shell is light yellowish brown, usually more or less pink-banded. The aperture is pink, with three or four darker bands. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexaplex Fulvescens
''Hexaplex fulvescens'', the giant eastern murex or giant Atlantic murex or tawny murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ... mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Distribution This species is native to the western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Cape Canaveral, Florida and it is also present in the Gulf of Mexico from Florida west to Texas. Habitat These quite uncommon sea snails live at depths of 0 to 80 m. In fact they commonly can be found in deeper waters, but they can also be found in shallow inshore waters. Commercial scallop operations out of Florida sometimes trawl this species in 100 - 120 feet depth. Description Shells of ''Hexaplex fulvescens'' can reach a size of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexaplex Cichoreum
''Hexaplex cichoreum'', common name the "endive murex", is a medium-sized species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex shells or rock snails.Houart, R. (2013). Hexaplex cichoreum (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=405870 on 2013-06-24 Description The height of the oblong, fusiform shell varies between 50 mm and 150 mm. The short spire of the shell consists of eight to nine ventricose whorls that become flat-shouldered and thick with age. They are transversely ridged and striated. They show six to seven frondose varices, with the fronds elevated and recurved. The umbilicus is rather large and deep. Its color is yellowish-brown, frequently banded with a darker tint. The fronds are usually dark brown or blackish. The white, almost round aperture has a rather long, open posterior siphonal canal that gradually widens, but is narrow and turns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexaplex Kuesterianus
''Hexaplex kuesterianus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ... mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Subspecies * ''Hexaplex kuesterianus blazeki'' T. Cossignani, 2017 * '' Hexaplex kuesterianus bozzadamii'' (Franchi, 1990) * ''Hexaplex kuesterianus kuesterianus'' (Tapparone-Canefri, 1875) Description Distribution References * Adams A. (1853). ''Description of several new species of Murex, Rissoina, Planaxis and Eulima from the Comingian collection''. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1851 p. 267–272 * Tapparone Canefri, C. (1875). Studio monografico sopra i Muricidi del mar Rosso. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 7: 569-640, pl. 19. * Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexaplex Saharicus
''Hexaplex saharicus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. ;Suvspecies: * ''Hexaplex saharicus ryalli'' Houart, 1993 Description Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Southern Morocco and Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is .... References * Houart, R., 1993. Description of three new species and one new subspecies of Muricidae (Muricinae and Muricopsinae) from west Africa. Bollettino Malacologico 29(1–4): 17–30 External links Locard, A. (1897–1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson. vol. 1 [1897], p. 1–516 pl. 1-22; vol. 2 [1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexaplex Regius
''Hexaplex regius'', common name: the regal murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The size of the adult shell varies between 60 mm and 180 mm. External colors are white with occasional brownish spiral stripes, which on some specimens may be absent. The colors of the aperture, or opening of the shell is pink at the edges and the glossy shield over the Columella (gastropod), columella. At the top and some of the left side of the shield, the pink merges into a dark chocolate-brown staining, ending at the posterior canal. Further inside, the shell fades into a porcelain-white with faint, pink tinting. The siphonal canal is a mixture of pink and light brown. The sculpture overall is both described as prickly and frond-like; the spines are numerous and scaly. In between spine rows, the shell is Lira (mollusc), lirate. Distribution This species occurs in the Paci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
