endive murex
Hexaplex cichoreum (Gmelin, 1791)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hexaplex cichoreum (Gmelin, 1791)
- Name authority
- (Gmelin, 1791)
- Common name
- endive murex
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Neogastropoda
- Family
- Muricidae
- Genus
- Hexaplex
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
- subclassCaenogastropoda L. R. Cox, 1960
- orderNeogastropoda Wenz, 1938
- superfamilyMuricoidea Rafinesque, 1815
- familyMuricidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyMuricinae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusHexaplex G. Perry, 1810
- speciesHexaplex cichoreum (Gmelin, 1791)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hexaplex. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hexaplex angularis (Lamarck, 1822) | MuricidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hexaplex kuesterianus (Tapparone Canefri, 1875) | MuricidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hexaplex princeps (Broderip, 1833) | MuricidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hexaplex rileyi D'Attilio & B. W. Myers, 1984 | MuricidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hexaplex saharicus (Locard, 1897) | MuricidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| banded dye-murexHexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) | MuricidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hexaplex (Hexaplex) cichoreum (Gmelin, 1791) (Gmelin, 1791) | synonym |
| Hexaplex foliacea G. Perry, 1811 G. Perry, 1811 | synonym |
| Murex diaphanus Gmelin, 1791 Gmelin, 1791 | synonym |
| Murex fasciatus Gmelin, 1791 Gmelin, 1791 | ambiguous synonym |
| Murex endivia var. albicans Tryon, 1880 Tryon, 1880 | synonym |
| Murex cichoreum Gmelin, 1791 Gmelin, 1791 | synonym |
| Murex depressospinosus Dunker, 1869 Dunker, 1869 | synonym |
| Murex endivia Lamarck, 1822 Lamarck, 1822 | synonym |
| Murex saxicola Broderip, 1825 Broderip, 1825 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=405870 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3LGPC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.