Biology:Hexaplex varius
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| Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) varius | |
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| Subgenus: | Trunculariopsis
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| Species: | H. varius
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| Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) varius (Sowerby, 1834)
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Murex inops Dautzenberg, 1891 | |
Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) varius, common name : the varius murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
There is one subspecies : Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) varius clausii (Dunker, 1879) (synonyms : Chicoreus clausii (Dunker, 1879); Murex clausii Dunker, 1879 (basionym) )
Description
The shell size varies between 29 mm and 65 mm
Distribution
This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along Senegal and Angola
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hexaplex varius (Sowerby, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2010.
External links
- "Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) varius" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/0/Shell_2930.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q5748915 entry
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