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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.
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.).
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 (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)
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 ...
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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.
Hexaplex kuesterianus Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Caenogastropoda Order: Neogastropoda Family: Muricidae Genus: Hexaplex Species: H. kuesterianus Binomial name Hexaplex kuesterianus (Tapparone-Canefri, 1875) Synonyms Hexaplex (Hexaplex) kuesterianus (Tapparone Canefri, 1875) · accepted, alternate representation ...