Hexaplex saharicus
Hexaplex saharicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
- Suvspecies
- Hexaplex saharicus ryalli Houart, 1993
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Hexaplex |
| Species: | H. saharicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hexaplex saharicus (Locard, 1897) | |
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Description
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Southern Morocco and Ivory Coast.
References
- Hexaplex saharicus (Locard, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Houart, R., 1993. Description of three new species and one new subspecies of Muricidae (Muricinae and Muricopsinae) from west Africa. Bollettino Malacologico 29(1–4): 17–30
External links
- Locard, A. (1897–1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson. vol. 1 [1897], p. 1–516 pl. 1-22; vol. 2 [1898], p. 1–515, pl. 1-18.
- MNHN, Paris: syntype
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