Hexaplex erythrostomus

Hexaplex erythrostomus
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]
  • Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831)
  • Chicoreus erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831)
  • Hexaplex (Muricanthus) erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831)
  • Murex bicolor Valenciennes, 1832 (invalid: junior homonym of Murex bicolor Risso, 1826)
  • Murex coccineus Lesson, 1844
  • Murex erythrostomus Swainson, 1831
  • Murex hippocastanum Philippi, 1845
  • Murex regius Schubert & Wagner, 1829 (invalid: junior homonym of Murex regius Swainson, 1821)

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

References

  1. 1 2 Hexaplex erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 March 2012.
  2. 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
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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

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