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Hexaplex varius

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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
Murex varius Sowerby, 1834

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. ^ a b Hexaplex varius (Sowerby, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2010.


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