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Hexaplex regius

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex regius was named by Swainson (1821). It is extant.

It was recombined as Hexaplex regius by Keen (1971).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. eoa, H. praeduplex

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Murex regius Swainson
1971Hexaplex regius Keen p. 516

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
genusHexaplexPerry 1811
speciesregius(Swainson 1821)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Hexaplex regius Swainson 1821
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available