Hexaplex brassica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Hexaplex brassica | |
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| Shell of Hexaplex brassica (Lamarck, 1822), with operculum, measuring 102.4 mm in height, collected at Taboga Island, in Panama. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Hexaplex |
| Species: | H. brassica
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| Binomial name | |
| Hexaplex brassica (Lamarck, 1822)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Murex brassica Lamarck, 1822 | |
Distribution edit
This species is found offshore in depths to 55 m from Guaymas, in Mexico, south to Peru, and is more commonly indigenous to Costa Rica.
References edit
- ^ a b Hexaplex brassica (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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