Hexaplex brassica Lamarck 1822 (murex snail)
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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)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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