Hexaplex stainforthii Stainforth's Murex

Hexaplex stainforthii is commonly referred to as Stainforth's Murex. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18317 

AphiaID:

1787251 

Scientific:

Hexaplex stainforthii 

German:

Stainforths Stachelschnecke 

English:

Stainforth's Murex 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricidae (Family) > Hexaplex (Genus) > stainforthii (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Reeve, ), 1843 

Occurrence:

Australia, Indonesia 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.57" - 2.76" (4,5cm - 7,0cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Carrion, Clams, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Hexaplex ambiguus
• Hexaplex angularis
• Hexaplex bifasciatus
• Hexaplex brassica
• Hexaplex cichoreum
• Hexaplex conatus
• Hexaplex duplex
• Hexaplex erythrostomus
• 
  Hexaplex fulvescens
  Atlantische Riesen-Stachelschnecke, Große Amerikanische Ostküstenmurex
• Hexaplex kusterianus
• Hexaplex megacerus
• Hexaplex nigritus
• Hexaplex pecchiolianus
• 
  Hexaplex princeps
  Prinzen Murex
• Hexaplex radix
• Hexaplex regius
• Hexaplex rileyi
• Hexaplex rosarium
• Hexaplex saharicus
• Hexaplex stainforthi
• Hexaplex strausi
• 
  Hexaplex trunculus
  Stumpfe Stachelschnecke,Purpurschnecke
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Hexaplex stainforthii
  Stainforths Stachelschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-05-03 19:40:10 

Last edit:

2026-05-03 19:54:41 

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