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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Hexaplex cichoreum (Gmelin, 1791)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Murex cichoreum Gmelin, 1791
   Hexaplex foliacea Perry, 1811
   Murex endivia Lamarck, 1822
   Murex saxicola Broderip, 1825

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.135 

References

 Radwin, G.E. & D'Attilio, A. 1976. p.50, pl. 7, figs. 16-17 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
                            Hexaplex Perry, 1810
                              Hexaplex cichoreum (Gmelin, 1791)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=48166) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-07-25. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-03.