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Release 31.03 went live 18th November, 2011

Hexaplex (Muricanthus) princeps

(Broderip, W.J., 1833) Prince Murex Shell size 40 - 140 mm Sea of Cortèz, W Mexico - Peru
Taxonomic Information
ClassGASTROPODA ORTHOGASTROPODA
OrderNEOGASTROPODA
SuperFamilyMURICOIDEA
FamilyMURICIDAE MURICINAE
open bookPage/Plate
Proc. Zool. Soc. LondonVol. 1, p 175
Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the WorldPart MURICINAE, p 316; Pl. 36/1-7
Encyclopedia of Marine Gastropodsp 257/1
The Shell Handbookp 118
Shell Encyclopediap 132
Collector's guide to Seashells of the Worldp 92/8
Sea Shells of Tropical West Americap 357/346
Systematic List of Peruvian Marine Molluscsp 49, 59
M.B. Pocket Guide to Shells of the Worldp 90
Compendium of Seashellsp 135/1.4
Murex Shells of the Worldp 77; Pl.12/10
FemoraleVol. 96/1, p 18/20
American ConchologistVol. 19/2, p 16
cameraImage Acknowledgments
1 Paul Kersten
2 Lowtide Shells
3 Femorale
4 Shelline Group
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