Hexaplex nigritus
| Hexaplex nigritus (Black Murex Shell) | |
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| Shell of Hexaplex nigritus (Philippi, 1845), and operculum measuring 78.7 mm in height, from Concepcion Bay, in Mexico. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Muricinae |
| Genus: | Hexaplex |
| Species: | H. nigritus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hexaplex nigritus (Philippi, 1845) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hexaplex nigritus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. It is commonly known as the black murex shell.[1]
Habitat
Found in the intertidal waters.
Distribution
The black murex shell is commonly found in the Gulf of California
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hexaplex nigritus (Philippi, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 March 2012.
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. [