Hexaplex erythrostomus
Hexaplex erythrostomus | |
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apertural view of the shell of Hexaplex erythrostomus | |
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. erythrostomus |
Binomial name | |
Hexaplex erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Hexaplex erythrostomus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell of this species is globose and strong, ornamented with blunt spines. The aperture is circular. The siphonal canal is narrow, short and curved with decorations on the outside. The color of the outer part of the shell is white or shades of gray. The interior of the shell and the aperture is deep pink and glossy.[2]
Distribution
The species occurs on the west coast of Mexico from Baja California to Peru.[3][4][5]
Habitat
The species inhabits the intertidal and subtidal zones in sandy areas and sometimes on rocks[2]
Gallery
- a shell of Hexaplex erythrostomus
- a shell of Hexaplex erythrostomus
- a shell of Hexaplex erythrostomus
References
- 1 2 Hexaplex erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 March 2012.
- 1 2 González V. Luz María. 2005: Guía ilustrada de los gastropodos marinos de la Bahía de Tenacatati, Jalisco, Mexico. Scientia Cucba. 7(1):1-84. ISBN 970-27-0682-3 pdf
- ↑ Baqueiro Cardenas, Erick. y Aldana Aranda, Dalila. 2003:Patrones en la biología poblacional de moluscos de importancia comercial en México. Rev. Biol. Trop., 51, Supl. 4: 97-107, 2003 pdf
- ↑ Baqueiro Cardenas, Erick, Massó R. José A. y Vélez V, Alfonzo. Crecimiento y reproducción de una población de caracol chino Hexaplex erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831), de Bahía Concepción, B.C.S.
- ↑ Reyes Mejia, Alejandra. 2004: Base ee Datos de la Colección Biológica de la Secretaría de Marina Armada de México (Moluscos: Gasteropodos Y Bivalvos). Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Iztapalapa. pdf
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
External links
- Biodiversity Heritage Library: Bibliography for "Hexaplex erythrostomus"
- ZipcodeZoo.com: Hexaplex erythrostomus
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