Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combinations: Murex (Phyllonotus) engonatus marksi, Murex marksi
Belongs to Hexaplex (Hexaplex) according to E. H. Vokes 1968
See also Harris and Palmer 1947
Sister taxa: Hexaplex (Hexaplex) colei, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) engonatus, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) etheringtoni, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) fulvescens, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) katherinae, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) silvaticus, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) strausi, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) supernus, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) texanus, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) vanuxemi, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) veatchi
Type specimen: USNM 135148, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (18: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi collections)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
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