Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Full reference: E. H. Vokes. 1968. Cenozoic Muricidae of the Western Atlantic region. Part IV - Hexaplex and Murexiella. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 6(3):85-126
Belongs to Hexaplex (Hexaplex) according to E. H. Vokes 1968
Sister taxa: Hexaplex (Hexaplex) colei, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) engonatus, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) etheringtoni, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) fulvescens, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) marksi, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) silvaticus, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) strausi, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) supernus, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) texanus, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) vanuxemi, Hexaplex (Hexaplex) veatchi
Type specimen: PRI 4648, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (7: Louisiana, Mississippi collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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