Hexaplex brassica
Hexaplex brassica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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Shell of Hexaplex brassica (Lamarck, 1822), with operculum, measuring 102.4 mm in height, collected at Taboga Island, in Panama. | |
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Subgenus: | Trunculariopsis |
Species: | H. brassica |
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Hexaplex brassica (Lamarck, 1822) | |
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Murex brassica Lamarck, 1822 |
Distribution
This species is found offshore in depths to 55 m from Guaymas, in Mexico, south to Peru, and is more commonly indigenous to Costa Rica.
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References
- Hexaplex brassica (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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