Hexaplex princeps
| Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) princeps | |
|---|---|
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| Shell of Hexaplex princeps (Broderip, 1833), and operculum, measuring 106.8 mm in height, collected at low tide on Perlas Island, in Panama. | |
| 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. princeps |
| Trinomial name | |
| Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) princeps (Broderip, 1833) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Murex nitidus Broderip, 1833 | |
Hexaplex princeps is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
References
- 1 2 Hexaplex princeps (Broderip, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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