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Hexaplex G. Perry, 1810

AphiaID

138194 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138194)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Hexaplex foliacea G. Perry, 1811 accepted as Hexaplex cichoreum (Gmelin, 1791) (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815

Original name

Hexaplex G. Perry, 1810

Synonymised names

Bassia Jousseaume, 1880 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Bassia...)

invalid: junior homonym of Bassia Quoy & Gaimard, 1834; Bassiella is a replacement name

Bassiella Wenz, 1941 · unaccepted (synonym)

Chicoreus (Murithais) U. S. Grant & Gale, 1931 · unaccepted (invalid: junior objective synonym...)

invalid: junior objective synonym of Trunculariopsis Cossmann, 1921

Hexaplex (Hexaplex) G. Perry, 1810 · alternative representation

Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) Cossmann, 1921 · alternative representation

Murex (Truncularia) Monterosato, 1917 · unaccepted

Murex (Trunculariopsis) Cossmann, 1921 · unaccepted

Purpura Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)

invalid: junior homonym of Purpura Bruguière, 1789

Truncularia Monterosato, 1917 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)

invalid: junior homonym of Truncularia Wiegmann, 1832 [Bryozoa]; Trunculariopsis is a replacement name

Trunculariopsis Cossmann, 1921 · unaccepted

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Species Hexaplex angularis (Lamarck, 1822)
Species Hexaplex bifasciatus (A. Adams, 1853)
Species Hexaplex bozzadamii (Franchi, 1990)
Species Hexaplex brassica (Lamarck, 1822)
Species Hexaplex cichoreum (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Hexaplex conatus (McMichael, 1964)
Species Hexaplex duplex (Röding, 1798)
Species Hexaplex fulvescens (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)
Species Hexaplex kuesterianus (Tapparone Canefri, 1875)
Species Hexaplex megacerus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)
Species Hexaplex pecchiolianus (d'Ancona, 1871)
Species Hexaplex princeps (Broderip, 1833)
Species Hexaplex pseudoduplex T. Cossignani, 2021
Species Hexaplex rileyi D'Attilio & B. W. Myers, 1984
Species Hexaplex rosarium (Röding, 1798)
Species Hexaplex saharicus (Locard, 1897)
Species Hexaplex splendidus Houart, 2023
Species Hexaplex stainforthi (Reeve, 1843)
Species Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Hexaplex varius (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)
Subgenus Hexaplex (Murexsul) Iredale, 1915 accepted as Murexsul Iredale, 1915 (superseded combination)
1. Species Hexaplex (Murexsul) thalmanni E. H. Vokes, 1968 accepted as Murexsul thalmanni (E. H. Vokes, 1968) † (basionym)
Subgenus Hexaplex (Muricanthus) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Muricanthus Swainson, 1840
1. Species Hexaplex (Muricanthus) ambiguus (Reeve, 1845) accepted as Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845)
2. Species Hexaplex (Muricanthus) brassica (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Hexaplex brassica (Lamarck, 1822)
3. Species Hexaplex (Muricanthus) erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831) accepted as Phyllonotus erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831)
4. Species Hexaplex (Muricanthus) fulvescens (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) accepted as Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) fulvescens (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) represented as Hexaplex fulvescens (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)
5. Species Hexaplex (Muricanthus) megacerus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) accepted as Hexaplex megacerus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)
6. Species Hexaplex (Muricanthus) nigritus (R. A. Philippi, 1845) accepted as Muricanthus nigritus (R. A. Philippi, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
7. Species Hexaplex (Muricanthus) princeps (Broderip, 1833) accepted as Hexaplex princeps (Broderip, 1833)
8. Species Hexaplex (Muricanthus) radix (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Muricanthus radix (Gmelin, 1791)
9. Species Hexaplex (Muricanthus) regius (Swainson, 1821) accepted as Phyllonotus regius (Swainson, 1821)
10. Species Hexaplex (Muricanthus) strausi (A. H. Verrill, 1950) accepted as Muricanthus strausi (A. H. Verrill, 1950)
Subgenus Hexaplex (Paziella) Jousseaume, 1880 accepted as Paziella Jousseaume, 1880
Species Hexaplex ambiguus (Reeve, 1845) accepted as Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845)
Species Hexaplex anatomica Perry, 1811 accepted as Homalocantha anatomica (Perry, 1811) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
Species Hexaplex bojadorensis (Locard, 1897) accepted as Favartia bojadorensis (Locard, 1897)
Species Hexaplex erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831) accepted as Phyllonotus erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831)
Species Hexaplex foliacea G. Perry, 1811 accepted as Hexaplex cichoreum (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Hexaplex fusca Perry, 1811 accepted as Homalocantha scorpio (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Hexaplex kusterianus [sic] accepted as Hexaplex kuesterianus (Tapparone Canefri, 1875) (misspelling)
Species Hexaplex nigritus (R. A. Philippi, 1845) accepted as Muricanthus nigritus (R. A. Philippi, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Hexaplex punctuata Perry, 1811 accepted as Hexaplex fulvescens (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) (nomen oblitum)
Species Hexaplex puniceus W. R. B. Oliver, 1915 accepted as Murexsul puniceus (W. R. B. Oliver, 1915) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Hexaplex radix (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Muricanthus radix (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Hexaplex regius (Swainson, 1821) accepted as Phyllonotus regius (Swainson, 1821)
Species Hexaplex ryalli Houart, 1993 accepted as Hexaplex saharicus ryalli Houart, 1993
Species Hexaplex strausi (A. H. Verrill, 1950) accepted as Muricanthus strausi (A. H. Verrill, 1950)
Species Hexaplex tenuis Perry, 1811 accepted as Homalocantha scorpio (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Hexaplex turbinatus (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Hexaplex duplex (Röding, 1798)
Subgenus Hexaplex (Hexaplex) G. Perry, 1810 represented as Hexaplex G. Perry, 1810
1. Species Hexaplex (Hexaplex) kusterianus accepted as Hexaplex (Hexaplex) kuesterianus (Tapparone Canefri, 1875) represented as Hexaplex kuesterianus (Tapparone Canefri, 1875) (misspelling)
2. Species Hexaplex (Hexaplex) angularis (Lamarck, 1822) represented as Hexaplex angularis (Lamarck, 1822)
3. Species Hexaplex (Hexaplex) bozzadamii (Franchi, 1990) represented as Hexaplex bozzadamii (Franchi, 1990)
4. Species Hexaplex (Hexaplex) cichoreum (Gmelin, 1791) represented as Hexaplex cichoreum (Gmelin, 1791)
5. Species Hexaplex (Hexaplex) conatus (McMichael, 1964) represented as Hexaplex conatus (McMichael, 1964)
6. Species Hexaplex (Hexaplex) kuesterianus (Tapparone Canefri, 1875) represented as Hexaplex kuesterianus (Tapparone Canefri, 1875)
7. Species Hexaplex (Hexaplex) rileyi D'Attilio & B. W. Myers, 1984 represented as Hexaplex rileyi D'Attilio & B. W. Myers, 1984
8. Species Hexaplex (Hexaplex) splendidus Houart, 2023 represented as Hexaplex splendidus Houart, 2023
9. Species Hexaplex (Hexaplex) stainforthi (Reeve, 1843) represented as Hexaplex stainforthi (Reeve, 1843)
Subgenus Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) Cossmann, 1921 represented as Hexaplex G. Perry, 1810
1. Species Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) angularis (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Hexaplex (Hexaplex) angularis (Lamarck, 1822) represented as Hexaplex angularis (Lamarck, 1822)
2. Species Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) bifasciatus (A. Adams, 1853) represented as Hexaplex bifasciatus (A. Adams, 1853)
3. Species Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) brassica (Lamarck, 1822) represented as Hexaplex brassica (Lamarck, 1822)
4. Species Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) duplex (Röding, 1798) represented as Hexaplex duplex (Röding, 1798)
5. Species Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) fulvescens (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) represented as Hexaplex fulvescens (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)
6. Species Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) megacerus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) represented as Hexaplex megacerus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)
7. Species Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) pecchiolianus (D'Ancona, 1871) represented as Hexaplex pecchiolianus (d'Ancona, 1871)
8. Species Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) princeps (Broderip, 1833) represented as Hexaplex princeps (Broderip, 1833)
9. Species Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) rosarium (Röding, 1798) represented as Hexaplex rosarium (Röding, 1798)
10. Species Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) saharicus (Locard, 1897) represented as Hexaplex saharicus (Locard, 1897)
11. Species Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
12. Species Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) varius (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) represented as Hexaplex varius (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Perry G. (1810-1811). Arcana: or the Museum of Natural History. pls. 1-48 (= 1810), pls. 49-84 (= 1811), unnumbered text pages. London: James Stratford. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39045115
page(s): Explication to pl. 23 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Hexaplex G. Perry, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138194 on 2024-11-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2006-03-30 11:31:32Z

changed

Vandepitte, Leen

2009-06-04 17:14:50Z

changed

Houart, Roland

2009-06-27 11:13:43Z

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Houart, Roland

2012-03-01 22:24:59Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2021-06-12 10:27:25Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2024-07-26 16:21:36Z

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Auffenberg, Kurt

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original description Perry G. (1810-1811). Arcana: or the Museum of Natural History. pls. 1-48 (= 1810), pls. 49-84 (= 1811), unnumbered text pages. London: James Stratford. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39045115
page(s): Explication to pl. 23 [details]

original description (of Purpura Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]

original description (of Bassia Jousseaume, 1880) Jousseaume, F. P. (1880). Division méthodique de la famille des Purpuridés. Le Naturaliste. 2(42): 335-338., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33928744
page(s): 335 [details]

original description (of Chicoreus (Murithais) U. S. Grant & Gale, 1931) Grant, U. S. & Gale, H. R. (1931). Catalogue of the marine Pliocene and Pleistocene Mollusca of California and adjacent region. Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History. 1: 1036 pp., 32 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2834182
page(s): 729 [details]

original description (of Murex (Truncularia) Monterosato, 1917) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1917). Molluschi viventi e quaternari raccolti lungo le coste della Tripolitania dall'ing. Camillo Crema. Bollettino della Società Zoologica Italiana. ser. 3, 4: 1-28, pl. 1 [December 31st 1917]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58455884
page(s): 18 [details]

original description (of Murex (Trunculariopsis) Cossmann, 1921) Cossmann, M. (1921). Rectifications de nomenclature. Revue Critique de Paléozoologie et de Paléophytologie. 25(2): 79-80., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33551556
page(s): 79 [details]

basis of record Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
page(s): 77 [details]

subsequent type designation Iredale, T. (1915). A commentary on Suter's Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 47: 417-497., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3343255 [details]