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Release 31.03 went live 18th November, 2011

Hexaplex (Hexaplex) kuesterianus kuesterianus

(Tapparone-Canefri, C.E., 1875) Küster's Murex Shell size 45 - 120 mm W Africa; Arab Emirates
Taxonomic Information
ClassGASTROPODA ORTHOGASTROPODA
OrderNEOGASTROPODA
SuperFamilyMURICOIDEA
FamilyMURICIDAE MURICINAE
open bookPage/Plate
Encyclopedia of Marine Gastropodsp 256/7
Collector's guide to Seashells of the Worldp 91/1
Hamlyn Guide to Shells of the Worldp 166
Compendium of Seashellsp 135/2.1
Synonyms
Murex spinosus Adams, A., 1853
Proc. Zool. Soc. LondonVol. 19, p 268
Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the WorldPart MURICINAE, Pl. 32/1
Hexaplex (Hexaplex) kusterianus Tapparone-Canefri, C.E., 1875 : Arabia; E Mediterranean (lessepsian) (lapsus)
Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. GenovaVol. 7, p 635
Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the WorldPart MURICINAE, p 308; Pl. 32/1-4
Murex Shells of the Worldp 76-77; Pl. 12/7
cameraImage Acknowledgments
1 Worldwide Conchology
2 Aegean Shells
3 Worldwide Conchology
4 Femorale
5 Baroque Cabinet
6 Aegean Shells
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