Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Muricinae Scientific name Hexaplex brassica Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Genus Hexaplex Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Hexaplex, Hexaplex erythrostomus, Hexaplex regius, Hexaplex princeps, Hexaplex nigritus | ||
Hexaplex brassica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Distribution
This species is found offshore in depths to 55 m from Guaymas, in Mexico, south to Peru, and is more commonly indigenous to Costa Rica.
References
Hexaplex brassica Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA