Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative spellings: Hexaplex (Murexsul), Murex (Murexsul)
Parent taxon: Muricidae according to B. Landau et al. 2007
See also Beu et al. 1990, Schnetler et al. 2024, Sepkoski 2002, Vokes 1968 and Vokes 1970
Sister taxa: Acanthotrophon, Aspella, Atractodon, Attiliosa, Austrotrophon, Babelomurex, Boreotrophon, Calothrophon, Calotrophon, Cathymorula, Coralliophilinae, Crassimurex, Cymia, Dermomurex, Drupinae, Eofavartia, Ergalataxinae, Favartia, Hadriania, Haustrinae, Heteropurpura, Hexaplex, Homalocantha, Jaton, Lyrotyphis, Mexacanthina, Monoceros, Morula, Murexiella, Muricanthus, Muricidea, Muricinae, Muricopsinae, Muricopsis, Murotriton, Nucella, Nucellopsis, Ocenebra, Ocenebrinae, Ocinebrina, Ocinebrinae, Odontopolys, Orania, Pagodula, Phyllocoma, Ponderia, Pterochelus, Pteropurpura, Pterorhytis, Pterotyphis, Pterymarchia, Pterynotus, Purpura, Purpurellus, Pygmaepterys, Rapaninae, Reishia, Shaskyus, Siphonochelus, Sohliina, Spinidrupa, Spinucella, Thaidinae, Thais, Trachypollia, Tripterotyphinae, Tritonaliinae, Trophoninae, Typhinae, Typhinellus, Typhis, Vitularia, Yasila, Yunomys
Subtaxa: Hexaplex (Murexsul) octagonus Hexaplex (Murexsul) thalmanni Murexsul hexagonus Murexsul kochi
Type: Murex octagonus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (1 collection), United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1), Mexico (1), Spain (3)
• Miocene of Australia (3), Hungary (1), New Zealand (3)
• Oligocene of Australia (2), Denmark (1)
• Eocene of Australia (1)
Total: 18 collections including 20 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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