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Hexaplex princeps

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Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) princeps
Shell of Hexaplex princeps (Broderip, 1833), and operculum, measuring 106.8 mm in height, collected at low tide on Perlas Island, in Panama.
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H. princeps
Trinomial name
Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) princeps
(Broderip, 1833)
Synonyms[1]

Murex nitidus Broderip, 1833
Murex princeps Broderip, 1833

Hexaplex princeps is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Hexaplex princeps (Broderip, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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