WoRMS name details
Hexaplex (Hexaplex) cichoreum (Gmelin, 1791)
596165 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:596165)
alternative representation
Species
Hexaplex (Hexaplex) G. Perry, 1810 represented as Hexaplex G. Perry, 1810
marine
(of Murex cichoreum Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3530 [details]
page(s): 3530 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Hexaplex (Hexaplex) cichoreum (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596165 on 2026-07-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex cichoreum Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3530 [details]
basis of record Houart, R. (2023). A spectacular new species of <i>Hexaplex</i> Perry, 1811 (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae) from the Philippine Islands. <em>Novapex.</em> 24(2): 91-98.
page(s): 92, figs 1A–R, 2A–P, 3, 4J [details]
page(s): 3530 [details]
basis of record Houart, R. (2023). A spectacular new species of <i>Hexaplex</i> Perry, 1811 (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae) from the Philippine Islands. <em>Novapex.</em> 24(2): 91-98.
page(s): 92, figs 1A–R, 2A–P, 3, 4J [details]
Other
additional source
Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
page(s): 80 [details]
additional source Houart, R. & Wiedrick, S.G. (2021). Review of <i>Muricanthus</i> Swainson, 1840 and some Recent species assigned to <i>Hexaplex</i> s.s. Perry, 1810, <i>Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis)</i> Cossmann, 1921 and <i>Phyllonotus</i> Swainson, 1833. <em>Novapex.</em> 22(1-2): 25-42.
page(s): 26 [details]
page(s): 80 [details]
additional source Houart, R. & Wiedrick, S.G. (2021). Review of <i>Muricanthus</i> Swainson, 1840 and some Recent species assigned to <i>Hexaplex</i> s.s. Perry, 1810, <i>Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis)</i> Cossmann, 1921 and <i>Phyllonotus</i> Swainson, 1833. <em>Novapex.</em> 22(1-2): 25-42.
page(s): 26 [details]
