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Rosy Mouth Murex

Hexaplex rosarium (Röding 1798)

Hexaplex rosarium

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Hexaplex rosarium, commonly known as the rosy-mouth murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 50 millimetres (2.0 in) and 100 millimetres (3.9 in).

Reproduction

The rosy-mouth murex reproduces through sexual reproduction. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Cape Verde to Angola.

References

  1. ^ a b Hexaplex rosarium (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 December 2018.
  2. ^ "rosy-mouth murex - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  • Bernard P.A. (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140 pp, 75 plates, illus.
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.

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Hexaplex rosarium: Brief Summary

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Hexaplex rosarium, commonly known as the rosy-mouth murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

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