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Giant Atlantic Murex

Hexaplex fulvescens

406 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 9, February 9, March 10, April 19, May 12, June 6, July 5, August 5, September 6, October 7, November 9, December 9.
United States658
Texas107
Alabama37
North Carolina37
South Carolina25
Louisiana17
Georgia10
Mississippi6
Mexico2
Tamaulipas1

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Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
OrderNeogastropoda
FamilyMurex Snails · Muricidae
GenusHexaplex

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