Hexaplex erythrostomus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description The shell of this species is globose and strong, ornamented with blunt spines. The aperture is circular. The siphonal canal is narrow, short and curved with decorations on the outside. The color of the outer part of the shell is white or shades of gray. The interior of the shell and the aperture is deep pink and glossy.González V. Luz María. 2005: Guía ilustrada de los gastropodos marinos de la Bahía de Tenacatati, Jalisco, Mexico. Scientia Cucba. 7(1):1-84. pdf
Distribution The species occurs on the west coast of Mexico from Baja California to Peru.Baqueiro Cardenas, Erick. y Aldana Aranda, Dalila. 2003:Patrones en la biología poblacional de moluscos de importancia comercial en México. Rev. Biol. Trop., 51, Supl. 4: 97–107, 2003 pdf Reyes Mejia, Alejandra. 2004: Base ee Datos de la Colección Biológica de la Secretaría de Marina Armada de México (Moluscos: Gasteropodos Y Bivalvos). Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Iztapalapa. pdf
Habitat The species inhabits the intertidal and subtidal zones in sandy areas and sometimes on rocks
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References
Lesson, A., 1844. Description de quatre espèces nouvelles de Murex. Echo du Monde Savant 23: 536-539 Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
External links
Biodiversity Heritage Library: Bibliography for "Hexaplex erythrostomus" ZipcodeZoo.com: Hexaplex erythrostomus