WoRMS name details
Hexaplex (Muricanthus) Swainson, 1840
596151 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:596151)
unaccepted
Subgenus
- Species Hexaplex (Muricanthus) ambiguus (Reeve, 1845) accepted as Muricanthus ambiguus (Reeve, 1845)
- Species Hexaplex (Muricanthus) brassica (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Hexaplex brassica (Lamarck, 1822)
- Species Hexaplex (Muricanthus) erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831) accepted as Phyllonotus erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831)
- 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)
- Species Hexaplex (Muricanthus) megacerus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) accepted as Hexaplex megacerus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)
- Species Hexaplex (Muricanthus) nigritus (R. A. Philippi, 1845) accepted as Muricanthus nigritus (R. A. Philippi, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Hexaplex (Muricanthus) princeps (Broderip, 1833) accepted as Hexaplex princeps (Broderip, 1833)
- Species Hexaplex (Muricanthus) radix (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Muricanthus radix (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Hexaplex (Muricanthus) regius (Swainson, 1821) accepted as Phyllonotus regius (Swainson, 1821)
- Species Hexaplex (Muricanthus) strausi (A. H. Verrill, 1950) accepted as Muricanthus strausi (A. H. Verrill, 1950)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Murex (Muricanthus) Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 296 [details]
page(s): 296 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Hexaplex (Muricanthus) Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596151 on 2025-04-17
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(of Murex (Muricanthus) Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 296 [details]
basis of record Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
page(s): 81 [details]
page(s): 296 [details]
basis of record Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
page(s): 81 [details]
