Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Caenogastropoda > Order Neogastropoda > Superfamily Muricoidea > Family Muricidae > Subfamily Muricinae > Genus Hexaplex

Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Hexaplex*	Perry, 1810	accepted genus name
*Purpura*	Röding, 1798	later homonym
*Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis)*	Cossmann, 1921	synonym
*Purpura*	Röding, 1798	synonym
*Trunculariopsis*	Cossmann, 1921	synonym

Species group names

*Murex trunculus*	Linnaeus, 1758	basionym
*Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) trunculus*	(Linnaeus, 1758)	synonym; alternate representation
*Murex armigerus*	Settepassi, 1970	synonym
*Murex conglobatus*	Michelotti, 1841	synonym
*Murex dumosus*	de Stefani, 1875	synonym
*Murex falcatus*	Sandri & Danilo, 1856	synonym
*Murex fasciatus*	Risso, 1826	synonym
*Murex gallicus*	Dollfus, 1923	synonym
*Murex neomagensis*	Fontannes, 1879	synonym
*Murex polygonulus*	Lamarck, 1822	synonym
*Murex ramulosus*	Risso, 1826	synonym
*Murex soldanii*	de Stefani, 1875	synonym
*Murex soldanii meneghini*	de Stefani, 1875	synonym
*Murex subasperrimus*	d'Orbigny, 1852	synonym
*Murex taurinensis*	Bellardi & Sacco, 1872	synonym
*Murex trunculus*	Linnaeus, 1758	synonym
*Murex trunculus aculeatus*	Settepassi, 1970	synonym
*Murex trunculus bifidus*	Settepassi, 1970	synonym
*Murex trunculus bucculentus*	Settepassi, 1970	synonym
*Murex trunculus contrarius*	Dautzenberg, 1914	synonym
*Murex trunculus crassiaculeatus*	Settepassi, 1970	synonym
*Murex trunculus dupliaculeatus*	Settepassi, 1970	synonym
*Murex trunculus f. epitus*	de Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Murex trunculus f. escius*	de Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Murex trunculus f. gelertus*	de Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Murex trunculus f. lepigus*	de Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Murex trunculus ibericus*	Settepassi, 1970	synonym
*Murex trunculus isolanus*	Settepassi, 1970	synonym
*Murex trunculus longicaudatus*	Settepassi, 1970	synonym
*Murex trunculus longispinosus*	Settepassi, 1970	synonym
*Murex trunculus luridus*	Settepassi, 1970	synonym
*Murex trunculus messapianus*	Settepassi, 1970	synonym
*Murex trunculus minordepressus*	Settepassi, 1970	synonym
*Murex trunculus multituberculatus*	Settepassi, 1970	synonym
*Murex trunculus multivaricosus*	Settepassi, 1970	synonym
*Murex trunculus orirotundatus*	Settepassi, 1970	synonym
*Murex trunculus pseudopagodulus*	Settepassi, 1970	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. adusta*	Monterosato, 1880	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. aestuari*	Franceschini, 1906	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. alcus*	de Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. argisus*	de Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. arpellus*	de Gregorio, 1885a	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. aspirta*	de Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. bonanni*	Monterosato, 1917	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. buccinoides*	Pallary, 1904	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. bulo*	Coen, 1933	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. campus*	de Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. caudinus*	de Gregorio, 1885a	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. curvispina*	Segre, 1954	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. danili*	Monterosato, 1917	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. dilatata*	Dautzenberg, 1895	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. gipus*	de Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. gringus*	de Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. magnifica*	Monterosato, 1917	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. minor*	Bellini, 1929	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. mixta*	Bedé, 1903	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. multinodosa*	Sandri & Danilo, 1856	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. nigrefasciatus*	de Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. pagodula*	Pallary, 1903	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. percus*	de Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. ponderata*	Monterosato, 1923	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. propeconglobata*	Bellini, 1902	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. pseudorudis*	Segre, 1954	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. pulta*	de Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. purpurifera*	Coen, 1933	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. ritisus*	de Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. roseotincta*	Dautzenberg, 1895	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. sbirsa*	de Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. spinosa*	Coen, 1933	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. subtruncula*	d'Orbigny, 1847	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. tetragona*	Stalio in Coen, 1933	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. turritana*	Segre, 1952	synonym
*Murex trunculus var. zinga*	de Gregorio, 1885	synonym
*Murex trunculus varicosus*	Settepassi, 1970	synonym
*Murex yoldii*	Mörch, in Sowerby, 1879	synonym
*Polyplex purpurescens*	Perry, 1811	synonym
*Trunculariopsis trunculus*	(Linnaeus, 1758)	synonym
*Trunculariopsis trunculus adriatica*	Nordsieck, 1968	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: kërmilli guaskëpurpur sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Catalan: corn blanc; cornet sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

English: banded dye-murex

French: rocher fascié sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

German: Purpurschnecke

Spanish, Castillian: búsano; corneta

Literature

basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
GenBank (43 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Bouchet, P.; Houart, R.; Gofas, S. (2014). Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140396