Hexaplex brassica Lamarck 1822 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combination: Murex brassica

Belongs to Hexaplex according to A. M. Keen 1971

Sister taxa: Hexaplex (Hexaplex), Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis), Hexaplex austriacus, Hexaplex cichoreum, Hexaplex erythrostomus, Hexaplex hertweckorum, Hexaplex kuesterianus, Hexaplex regius, Hexaplex tridentatus

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at TU 1399. Roadcut on west side of Camarones (Pliocene of Ecuador)

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