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Hexaplex (Murexsul) octagonus
Taxonomy
Murex octagonus was named by Quoy and Gaimard (1834). It is extant. It is the type species of Murexsul.
It was recombined as Hexaplex (Murexsul) octagonus by Vokes (1968).
It was recombined as Hexaplex (Murexsul) octagonus by Vokes (1968).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. ambiguus, H. bendeica, H. eoa, H. jameshoubricki, H. mantelli, H. nascium, H. rosarium, H. subasperrima, H. trippae, H. silvatucus, H. biconicus, H. suboctogonus, H. leoninus, H. subasperrimus, H. sandhergeri, H. praeduplex, H. trunculus, Murexsul constantiae, Murexsul eyrei, Murexsul pitti, Murexsul prionotus, Murexsul proavitus, Murexsul progenitor, Murexsul sandbergeri, Murexsul scobina
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1834 | Murex octagonus Quoy and Gaimard |
| 1968 | Hexaplex (Murexsul) octagonus Vokes p. 106 |
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Hexaplex (Murexsul) octagonus Quoy and Gaimard 1834
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available