Hexaplex varius
| Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) varius | |
|---|---|
| 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. varius |
| Binomial name | |
| Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) varius (Sowerby, 1834) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Murex inops Dautzenberg, 1891 | |
Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) varius, common name : the varius murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
There is one subspecies : Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) varius clausii (Dunker, 1879) (synonyms : Chicoreus clausii (Dunker, 1879); Murex clausii Dunker, 1879 (basionym) )
Description
The shell size varies between 29 mm and 65 mm
Distribution
This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along Senegal and Angola
References
- 1 2 Hexaplex varius (Sowerby, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2010.
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