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Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

406135 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:406135)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Gastropoda
  5. Caenogastropoda
  6. Neogastropoda
  7. Muricoidea
  8. Muricidae
  9. Muricinae
  10. Hexaplex
  11. Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis)
  12. Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) trunculus
alternative representation
Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species
Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) Cossmann, 1921 represented as Hexaplex G. Perry, 1810
marine
(of Murex trunculus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 747 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data../aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=406135 on 2026-07-29
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=406135 on 2026-07-29
Date
action
by
2009-06-26 19:35:47Z
created
Houart, Roland
2010-02-16 14:21:45Z
changed
Tran, Bastien
2012-02-29 20:10:41Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe

original description (of Murex trunculus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 747 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. [details] 

basis of record Houart, R. & Wiedrick, S.G. (2021). Review of <i>Muricanthus</i> Swainson, 1840 and some Recent species assigned to <i>Hexaplex</i> s.s. Perry, 1810, <i>Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis)</i> Cossmann, 1921 and <i>Phyllonotus</i> Swainson, 1833. <em>Novapex.</em> 22(1-2): 25-42.
page(s): 26 [details] 

basis of record Houart, R., Garrigues, B. & Ryall, P. (2026). Taxonomic review of the family Muricidae (Gastropoda: Muricoidea) of tropical West Africa. <em>Acta Conchyliorum.</em> 25: 1-415.
page(s): 102, pl. 93 figs D-L [details] 

additional source Forli, M., Cresti, M. & Pagli, A. (2026). Fossil Muricidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from Tuscany (Italy): part 1. <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 62, suppl. 18: 1-216.
page(s): 85, figs 79A-F, 80A-FF, 81A-BB, 82A-DD, 83A-O, 84A-H, 85A-N [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
To PESI (from synonym Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) pecchiolianus (D'Ancona, 1871) †)
To PESI 
Unreviewed