Hexaplex erythrostomus

Hexaplex erythrostomus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Hexaplex erythrostomus
apertural view of the shell of Hexaplex erythrostomus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
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)

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]

  • a shell of Hexaplex erythrostomus
    a shell of Hexaplex erythrostomus
  • a shell of Hexaplex erythrostomus
    a shell of Hexaplex erythrostomus
  • a shell of Hexaplex erythrostomus
    a shell of Hexaplex erythrostomus

References
  1. Hexaplex erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 March 2012.
  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 Archived 3 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  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 Archived 12 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  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 Archived 3 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  • Lesson, A., 1844. Description de quatre espèces nouvelles de Murex. Echo du Monde Savant 23: 536-539
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
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