Hexaplex princeps Prince Murex

Hexaplex princeps is commonly referred to as Prince Murex. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Hexaplex princeps, Punta Carrión, Ecuador 2024 (CC-BY-SA)

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lexID:: 17053
AphiaID:: 596162

Scientific:: Hexaplex princeps
German:: Prinzen Murex
English:: Prince Murex

Category:: Snäckor med skal

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricidae (Family) > Hexaplex (Genus) > princeps (Species)
Initial determination:: (Broderip, ), 1833

Occurrence:: Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, Peru, South-Pazific
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 1 - 200 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 2.76" - 5.91" (7,6cm - 15,2cm)
Temperature:: 27,5 °F - 31,1 °F (27,5°C - 31,1°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Predatory, Snails
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Hexaplex ambiguus
Hexaplex angularis
Hexaplex bifasciatus
Hexaplex brassica
Hexaplex cichoreum
Hexaplex conatus
Hexaplex duplex
Hexaplex erythrostomus
Hexaplex fulvescens
Atlantische Riesen-Stachelschnecke, Große Amerikanische Ostküstenmurex
Hexaplex kusterianus
Hexaplex megacerus
Hexaplex nigritus
Hexaplex pecchiolianus
Hexaplex princeps
Prinzen Murex
Hexaplex radix
Hexaplex regius
Hexaplex rileyi
Hexaplex rosarium
Hexaplex saharicus
Hexaplex stainforthi
Hexaplex strausi
Hexaplex trunculus
Stumpfe Stachelschnecke,Purpurschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2024-12-09 12:25:11
Last edit:: 2024-12-09 12:53:49

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Hexaplex princeps (Broderip, 1833)

Hexaplex princeps is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Synonymised names
Hexaplex (Muricanthus) princeps (Broderip, 1833) · unaccepted
Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) princeps (Broderip, 1833) · alternative representation
Murex princeps Broderip, 1833 · unaccepted (original combination)
Muricanthus princeps (Broderip, 1833) · unaccepted

External links

REEF Species of the World (en). Abgerufen am 09.12.2024.
researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 09.12.2024.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 09.12.2024.

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Hexaplex princeps, Punta Carrión, Ecuador 2024 (CC-BY-SA)

Hexaplex princeps, Darwin's Arch, Ecuador 2024 (CC-BY-SA)

Hexaplex princeps,Montijo District, Panama 2023

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