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banded dye-murex

Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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 trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Name authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name
banded dye-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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumMollusca
  4. classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
  5. subclassCaenogastropoda L. R. Cox, 1960
  6. orderNeogastropoda Wenz, 1938
  7. superfamilyMuricoidea Rafinesque, 1815
  8. familyMuricidae Rafinesque, 1815
  9. subfamilyMuricinae Rafinesque, 1815
  10. genusHexaplex G. Perry, 1810
  11. speciesHexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Hexaplex. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Hexaplex angularis (Lamarck, 1822)MuricidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
endive murexHexaplex cichoreum (Gmelin, 1791)MuricidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hexaplex kuesterianus (Tapparone Canefri, 1875)MuricidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hexaplex princeps (Broderip, 1833)MuricidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hexaplex rileyi D'Attilio & B. W. Myers, 1984MuricidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hexaplex saharicus (Locard, 1897)MuricidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) pecchiolianus (D'Ancona, 1871) (D'Ancona, 1871)synonym
Murex armigerus Settepassi, 1970 Settepassi, 1970synonym
Murex dumosus de Stefani, 1875 de Stefani, 1875synonym
Murex falcatus Sandri & Danilo, 1856 Sandri & Danilo, 1856ambiguous synonym
Murex fasciatus Risso, 1826 Risso, 1826ambiguous synonym
Murex pecchiolianus d'Ancona, 1871 d'Ancona, 1871synonym
Murex (Phyllonotus) trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758synonym
Murex yoldii Mörch, 1879 Mörch, 1879synonym
Phyllonotus trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758)synonym
Murex trunculus contrarius Dautzenberg, 1914 Dautzenberg, 1914synonym
Murex trunculus crassiaculeatus Settepassi, 1970 Settepassi, 1970synonym
Murex trunculus isolanus Settepassi, 1970 Settepassi, 1970synonym
Murex trunculus longicaudatus Settepassi, 1970 Settepassi, 1970synonym
Murex trunculus longispinosus Settepassi, 1970 Settepassi, 1970synonym
Murex trunculus messapianus Settepassi, 1970 Settepassi, 1970synonym
Murex trunculus minor Bellini, 1929 Bellini, 1929synonym
Murex trunculus orirotundatus Settepassi, 1970 Settepassi, 1970synonym
Murex trunculus pseudopagodulus Settepassi, 1970 Settepassi, 1970synonym
Murex trunculus steneus Chiereghini in Brusina, 1870 Chiereghini in Brusina, 1870synonym
Murex trunculus varicosus Settepassi, 1970 Settepassi, 1970synonym
Murex trunculus var. alcus De Gregorio, 1885 De Gregorio, 1885synonym
Murex trunculus var. argisus De Gregorio, 1885 De Gregorio, 1885synonym
Murex trunculus var. campus De Gregorio, 1885 De Gregorio, 1885synonym
Murex trunculus var. danili Monterosato, 1917 Monterosato, 1917synonym
Murex trunculus var. gipus De Gregorio, 1885 De Gregorio, 1885synonym
Murex trunculus var. minor Bellini, 1929 Bellini, 1929synonym
Murex trunculus var. nigrefasciatus De Gregorio, 1885 De Gregorio, 1885synonym
Murex trunculus var. pagodula Pallary, 1903 Pallary, 1903synonym
Murex trunculus var. propeconglobata Bellini, 1902 Bellini, 1902synonym
Murex trunculus var. pseudorudis Segre, 1954 Segre, 1954synonym
Murex trunculus var. pultus De Gregorio, 1885 De Gregorio, 1885synonym
Murex trunculus var. ritisus De Gregorio, 1885 De Gregorio, 1885synonym
Murex (Muricanthus) trunculus var. spinosa Coen, 1933 Coen, 1933synonym
Murex trunculus var. turritana Segre, 1952 Segre, 1952synonym
Truncularia trunculus var. bulo Coen, 1933 Coen, 1933synonym
Murex trunculus f. aspirtus De Gregorio, 1885 De Gregorio, 1885synonym
Murex trunculus f. gelertus De Gregorio, 1885 De Gregorio, 1885synonym
Murex trunculus f. lepigus De Gregorio, 1885 De Gregorio, 1885synonym
Murex rivalis Monterosato, 1923 Monterosato, 1923synonym
Truncularia trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758)synonym
Murex trunculus ibericus Settepassi, 1970 Settepassi, 1970synonym
Murex trunculus var. multinodosa Sandri & Danilo, 1856 Sandri & Danilo, 1856synonym
Murex trunculus var. adusta Monterosato, 1880 Monterosato, 1880synonym
Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) tapparonii (Bellardi, 1873) (Bellardi, 1873)synonym
Hexaplex tapparonii (Bellardi, 1873) (Bellardi, 1873)synonym
Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) trunculus neomagensis (Fontannes, 1879) (Fontannes, 1879)synonym
Polyplex purpurascens Perry, 1811 Perry, 1811synonym
Hexaplex campanii (De Stefani & Pantanelli, 1878) (De Stefani & Pantanelli, 1878)synonym
Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) campanii (De Stefani & Pantanelli, 1878) (De Stefani & Pantanelli, 1878)synonym
Murex (Phyllonotus) hoernesi D'Ancona, 1871 D'Ancona, 1871synonym
Murex hoernesi D'Ancona, 1871 D'Ancona, 1871synonym
Murex (Muricantha) pecchiolii [sic] synonym
Murex (Phyllonotus) hoernesi var. pliorecurva Sacco, 1890 Sacco, 1890synonym
Murex (Phyllonotus) conglobatus var. plionodosa Sacco, 1890 Sacco, 1890synonym
Murex (Phyllonotus) conglobatus var. septemvaricosa Sacco, 1890 Sacco, 1890synonym
Murex trunculus var. varicisnodosa (Coen, 1933) (Coen, 1933)synonym
Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758)synonym
Hexaplex pecchiolianus (d'Ancona, 1871) (d'Ancona, 1871)synonym
Murex polygonulus Lamarck, 1822 Lamarck, 1822synonym
Murex soldanii de Stefani, 1875 de Stefani, 1875synonym
Murex trunculus aculeatus Settepassi, 1970 Settepassi, 1970synonym
Murex trunculus bifidus Settepassi, 1970 Settepassi, 1970synonym
Murex trunculus bucculentus Settepassi, 1970 Settepassi, 1970synonym
Murex trunculus dupliaculeatus Settepassi, 1970 Settepassi, 1970synonym
Murex trunculus luridus Settepassi, 1970 Settepassi, 1970synonym
Murex trunculus minordepressus Settepassi, 1970 Settepassi, 1970synonym
Murex trunculus multituberculatus Settepassi, 1970 Settepassi, 1970synonym
Murex trunculus multivaricosus Settepassi, 1970 Settepassi, 1970synonym
Trunculariopsis trunculus adriaticus F. Nordsieck, 1968 F. Nordsieck, 1968synonym
Murex trunculus var. bonanni Monterosato, 1917 Monterosato, 1917synonym
Murex trunculus var. buccinoides Pallary, 1904 Pallary, 1904synonym
Murex trunculus var. bulo (Coen, 1933) (Coen, 1933)synonym
Murex trunculus var. curvispina Segre, 1954 Segre, 1954synonym
Murex trunculus var. dilatata Dautzenberg, 1895 Dautzenberg, 1895synonym
Murex trunculus var. magnifica Monterosato, 1917 Monterosato, 1917synonym
Murex trunculus var. mixta Bedé, 1903 Bedé, 1903synonym
Murex trunculus var. purpurifera (Coen, 1933) (Coen, 1933)synonym
Murex trunculus var. roseotincta Dautzenberg, 1895 Dautzenberg, 1895synonym
Murex trunculus var. tricuspidata Sandri & Danilo, 1856 Sandri & Danilo, 1856synonym
Murex trunculus var. zinga De Gregorio, 1885 De Gregorio, 1885synonym
Truncularia trunculus var. purpurifera Coen, 1933 Coen, 1933synonym
Murex trunculus f. epitus De Gregorio, 1885 De Gregorio, 1885synonym
Murex trunculus f. sbirsus De Gregorio, 1885 De Gregorio, 1885synonym
Murex trunculus f. zicus De Gregorio, 1885 De Gregorio, 1885synonym
Murex ramulosus Risso, 1826 Risso, 1826synonym
Trunculariopsis trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758)synonym
Murex trunculus var. tetragona Stalio, 1933 Stalio, 1933synonym
Murex (Phyllonotus) conglobatus Michelotti, 1841 Michelotti, 1841synonym
Murex subconglobatus Millet, 1865 Millet, 1865synonym
Murex (Phyllonotus) tapparonii Bellardi, 1873 Bellardi, 1873synonym
Hexaplex trunculus conglobatus (Michelotti, 1841) (Michelotti, 1841)synonym
Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) trunculus conglobatus (Michelotti, 1841) (Michelotti, 1841)synonym
Murex neomagensis Fontannes, 1879 Fontannes, 1879synonym
Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) trunculus tapparonii (Bellardi, 1873) (Bellardi, 1873)synonym
Hexaplex trunculus neomagensis (Fontannes, 1879) (Fontannes, 1879)synonym
Murex trunculus f. percus De Gregorio, 1885 De Gregorio, 1885synonym
Murex trunculus f. caudinus De Gregorio, 1885 De Gregorio, 1885synonym
Murex trunculus f. gringus De Gregorio, 1885 De Gregorio, 1885synonym
Murex trunculus f. arpellus De Gregorio, 1885 De Gregorio, 1885synonym
Murex trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758synonym
Murex (Muricanthus) trunculus Linnaeus, 1753 Linnaeus, 1753synonym
Truncularia trunculus var. varicisnodosa Coen, 1933 Coen, 1933synonym
Murex trunculus var. ponderata Monterosato, 1917 Monterosato, 1917synonym
Murex trunculus var. spinosa Coen, 1933 Coen, 1933synonym
Truncularia trunculus var. aspera Coen, 1933 Coen, 1933synonym
Truncularia trunculus var. tetragona Coen, 1933 Coen, 1933synonym
Hexaplex trunculus tapparonii (Bellardi, 1873) (Bellardi, 1873)synonym
Murex conglobatus var. gallica Dollfus, 1926 Dollfus, 1926synonym
Murex campanii De Stefani & Pantanelli, 1878 De Stefani & Pantanelli, 1878synonym
Murex conglobatus Michelotti, 1841 Michelotti, 1841synonym
Murex hoernesi var. spinosa Montanaro, 1935 Montanaro, 1935synonym
Murex trunculus f. miriscus de Gregorio, 1885 de Gregorio, 1885synonym
Murex trunculus var. spicus de Gregorio, 1885 de Gregorio, 1885synonym
Murex trunculus var. elongata Stchepinsky, 1938 Stchepinsky, 1938synonym

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.

  1. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140396 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:3LGQ4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.