Hexaplex varius

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]

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

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. Hexaplex varius (Sowerby, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2010.
  • "Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) varius". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 November 2010.


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