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Shells of Muricanthus radix can reach a size of 50–160 millimetres (2.0–6.3 in). [2] These large, massive, heavy shells are globose or pear-shaped and very spiny, with a white surface and blackish-brown foliations and spiral elements. The body whorls have six to eleven varices. The aperture is large, broad, ovate and porcelaneous white.
Muricanthus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [ 2 ] The name Muricanthus was previously considered a synonym of Hexaplex (Muricanthus) Swainson, 1840 represented as Hexaplex Perry, 1810 [ 3 ]
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]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.).
Hexaplex (Muricanthus) erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831) Murex bicolor Valenciennes, 1832 (invalid: junior homonym of Murex bicolor Risso, 1826) Murex coccineus Lesson, 1844; Murex erythrostomus Swainson, 1831; Murex hippocastanum Philippi, 1845; Murex regius Schubert & Wagner, 1829 (invalid: junior homonym of Murex regius Swainson, 1821)
Muricanthus trippae Petuch, 1991 Hexaplex fulvescens , the giant eastern murex or giant Atlantic murex or tawny murex , is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae , the murex snails or rock snails.
Shells of Muricanthus nigritus can reach a length of 75–200 millimetres (3.0–7.9 in). [2] These large shells are black and white with black or dark brown stripes. The shell surface bears short spikes around the body whorl and spire. The aperture is porcelaneous white. [citation needed] This species is quite similar to Hexaplex radix. The ...
Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845) Muricanthus ambiguus is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae , the murex snails or rock snails. [ 1 ]
In human male anatomy, the radix (/ r eɪ. d ɪ k s /) [1] or root of the penis is the internal and most proximal portion of the human penis that lies in the perineum. Unlike the pendulous body of the penis, which is suspended from the pubic symphysis , the root is attached to the pubic arch of the pelvis and is not visible externally.