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Hexaplex brassica

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Hexaplex brassica
Shell of Hexaplex brassica (Lamarck, 1822), with operculum, measuring 102.4 mm in height, collected at Taboga Island, in Panama.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Hexaplex
Species:
H. brassica
Binomial name
Hexaplex brassica
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]

Murex brassica Lamarck, 1822
Murex ducalis Broderip & Sowerby, 1829
Murex rhodocheilus King & Broderip, 1832

Hexaplex brassica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Distribution

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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.

References

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  1. ^ a b Hexaplex brassica (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.