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  2. Muricanthus radix - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Muricanthus - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  4. Hexaplex - Wikipedia

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    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.).

  5. Hexaplex erythrostomus - Wikipedia

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    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)

  6. Hexaplex fulvescens - Wikipedia

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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.

  7. Muricanthus nigritus - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Muricanthus ambiguus - Wikipedia

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    Muricanthus ambiguus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1] Distribution.

  9. Template:Original research - Wikipedia

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    This template generates a tag to indicate that the article possibly contains original research. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Affected area 1 part Text to replace the word "article", usually "section". Example section Auto value article Line optional Month and year date The month and year that ...