Hexaplex princeps
Appearance
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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. | |
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Species: | H. princeps
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Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) princeps (Broderip, 1833)
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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]
Description
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Distribution
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Hexaplex princeps (Broderip, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
External links
[edit]- Photos of Hexaplex princeps on Sealife Collection