†Hexaplex (Hexaplex) colei Palmer 1937 (murex snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combination: Murex colei
Belongs to Hexaplex (Hexaplex) according to E. H. Vokes 1968
See also Kosnik 2002
Sister taxa: Hexaplex (Hexaplex) engonatus, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) etheringtoni, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) fulvescens, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) katherinae, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) marksi, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) silvaticus, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) strausi, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) supernus, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) texanus, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) vanuxemi, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) veatchi
Type specimen: PRI 3002, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (8: Alabama, South Carolina, Texas collections)
Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences
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