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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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Hexaplex stainforthi, Stainforth's Murex,Northwest Australia 2019


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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
:
 
More related species
in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-05-03 19:54:41 

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Hexaplex stainforthii (Reeve, 1843)

Hexaplex stainforthiii is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Synonymised names
Chicoreus stainforthi (Reeve, 1843) · unaccepted
Hexaplex (Hexaplex) stainforthii (Reeve, 1843) · alternative representation
Hexaplex stainforthi [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Murex stainforthi [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Murex stainforthii Reeve, 1843 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 03.05.2026.

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