Hexaplex

Hexaplex is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Muricinae of the family Muricidae, the murex shells or rock snails.
This genus is known in the fossil record from the Paleocene to the Quaternary period. Fossil shells within this genus have been found all over the world.

Description

This genus includes shells in the family Muricidae that are solid and globose. They contain five to eight varices that are more or less foliaceous.

Species

Species within the genus Hexaplex include :Hexaplex angularis

†Hexaplex arietinus Hexaplex bifasciatus
† Hexaplex bourgeoisi Hexaplex brassica Hexaplex cichoreum Hexaplex conatus Hexaplex duplex Röding, 1798Hexaplex erythrostomus Hexaplex fulvescens Hexaplex kuesterianus
† Hexaplex ledoni Ceulemans, van Dingenen, Merle & Landau, 2016 Hexaplex megacerus Hexaplex pecchiolianus Hexaplex princeps Hexaplex regius Hexaplex rileyi D'Attilio & Myers, 1984Hexaplex rosarium Hexaplex saharicus Hexaplex stainforthi
† Hexaplex tapparonii
† Hexaplex tridentatus Hexaplex trunculus
† Hexaplex turonensis

; Species brought into synonymy:Hexaplex ambiguus : synonym of Muricanthus ambiguus Hexaplex anatomica Perry, 1811: synonym of Homalocantha anatomica Hexaplex bojadorensis : synonym of Favartia bojadorensis Hexaplex bozzadamii : synonym of Hexaplex kusterianus bozzadamii,: synonym of Hexaplex kuesterianus bozzadamii Hexaplex foliacea Perry, 1811: synonym of Hexaplex cichoreum Hexaplex fusca Perry, 1811: synonym of Homalocantha scorpio Hexaplex kusterianus: synonym of Hexaplex kuesterianus Hexaplex nigritus : synonym of Muricanthus nigritus Hexaplex punctuata Perry, 1811: synonym of Hexaplex fulvescens Hexaplex puniceus W. R. B. Oliver, 1915: synonym of Favartia garrettii Hexaplex radix : synonym of Muricanthus radix Hexaplex ryalli Houart, 1993: synonym of Hexaplex saharicus ryalli Houart, 1993 Hexaplex strausi : synonym of Muricanthus strausi Hexaplex tenuis Perry, 1811: synonym of Homalocantha scorpio Hexaplex turbinatus : synonym of Hexaplex duplex Hexaplex varius : synonym of ''Chicoreus varius''

Extinct species

Extinct species within the genus Hexaplex include:†Hexaplex colei Palmer 1937†Hexaplex engonatus Conrad 1833†Hexaplex etheringtoni Vokes 1968†Hexaplex katherinae Vokes 1968†Hexaplex marksi Harris 1894†Hexaplex silvaticus Palmer 1937†Hexaplex supernus Palmer 1947†Hexaplex texanus Vokes 1968†Hexaplex vanuxemi Conrad 1865†Hexaplex veatchi Maury 1910†Hexaplex bourgeoisi Tournouër 1875†Hexaplex brevicanthos Sismonda 1847†Hexaplex campanii De Stefani and Pantanelli 1878†Hexaplex rudis Borson 1821†Hexaplex hertweckorum Petuch 1988