Hexaplex

***Hexaplex*** ialah genus bagi siput laut, moluska gastropod lautan yang berukuran sedang dalam subkeluarga Muricinae keluarga Muricidae, iaitu siput nunam atau siput batu.

Genus ini terkenal dalam rekod fosil dari zaman Paleosen hingga Keempat (julat zaman: dari 61.7 ke 0.012 ribu tahun lalu). Cangkerang fosil dalam genus ini ditemukan di seluruh dunia.

## Penerangan
Genus ini termasuklah kerang dalam keluarga Muricidae yang keras dan bundar. Ia terdiri daripada lima ke lapan varises yang lebih kurangnya berbentuk daun.

## Spesies
Spesies dalam genus *Hexaplex* termasuk:

* *[[Hexaplex angularis]]* (Lamarck, 1822)
* †*[[Hexaplex arietinus]]* (Millet, 1865) 
* *[[Hexaplex bifasciatus]]* (A. Adams, 1853)
* † *[[Hexaplex bourgeoisi]]* (Tournouër, 1875) 
* *[[Hexaplex brassica]]* (Lamarck, 1822)
* *[[Hexaplex cichoreum]]* (Gmelin, 1791)
* *[[Hexaplex conatus]]* (McMichael, 1964)
* *[[Hexaplex duplex]]* Röding, 1798
* *[[Hexaplex erythrostomus]]* (Swainson, 1831)
* *[[Hexaplex fulvescens]]* (Sowerby II, 1834)
* *[[Hexaplex kuesterianus]]* (Tapparone-Canefri, 1875)
* † *[[Hexaplex ledoni]]* Ceulemans, van Dingenen, Merle & Landau, 2016 
* *[[Hexaplex megacerus]]* (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)
* *[[Hexaplex pecchiolianus]]* (d'Ancona, 1871)
* *[[Hexaplex princeps]]* (Broderip, 1833)
* *[[Hexaplex regius]]* (Swainson, 1821)
* *[[Hexaplex rileyi]]* D'Attilio & Myers, 1984
* *[[Hexaplex rosarium]]* (Röding, 1798)
* *[[Hexaplex saharicus]]* (Locard, 1897)
* *[[Hexaplex stainforthi]]* (Reeve, 1843)
* † *[[Hexaplex tapparonii]]* (Bellardi, 1873) 
* † *[[Hexaplex tridentatus]]* (Tate, 1888) 
* *[[Hexaplex trunculus]]* (Linnaeus, 1758)
* † *[[Hexaplex turonensis]]* (Dujardin, 1837) 

; Spesies yang dijadikan kesinoniman:
* *Hexaplex ambiguus* (Reeve, 1845): sinonim bagi *[[Muricanthus ambiguus]]* (Reeve, 1845)
* *Hexaplex anatomica* Perry, 1811: sinonim bagi *[[Homalocantha anatomica]]* (Perry, 1811) (original combination)
* *Hexaplex bojadorensis* (Locard, 1897): sinonim bagi Favartia bojadorensis (Locard, 1897)
* *Hexaplex bozzadamii* (Franchi, 1990): sinonim bagi *Hexaplex kusterianus bozzadamii* (Franchi, 1990): sinonim bagi *Hexaplex kuesterianus bozzadamii* (Franchi, 1990)
* *Hexaplex foliacea* Perry, 1811: sinonim bagi *[[Hexaplex cichoreum]]* (Gmelin, 1791) (sinonim)
* *Hexaplex fusca* Perry, 1811: sinonim bagi *[[Homalocantha scorpio]]* (Linnaeus, 1758) (sinonim)
* *Hexaplex kusterianus*: sinonim bagi *[[Hexaplex kuesterianus]]* (Tapparone Canefri, 1875) (salah eja)
* *Hexaplex nigritus* (Philippi, 1845): sinonim bagi *[[Muricanthus nigritus]]* (Philippi, 1845)
* *Hexaplex punctuata* Perry, 1811: sinonim bagi *[[Hexaplex fulvescens]]* (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) (nomen oblitum)
*  *Hexaplex puniceus* W. R. B. Oliver, 1915: sinonim bagi *[[Favartia garrettii]]* (Pease, 1868)
* *Hexaplex radix* (Gmelin, 1791): sinonim bagi *[[Muricanthus radix]]* (Gmelin, 1791)
* *Hexaplex ryalli* Houart, 1993: sinonim bagi *Hexaplex saharicus ryalli* Houart, 1993 (gabungan asal)
* *Hexaplex strausi* (A.H. Verrill, 1950): sinonim bagi *[[Muricanthus strausi]]* (A. H. Verrill, 1950)
* *Hexaplex tenuis* Perry, 1811: sinonim bagi *[[Homalocantha scorpio]]* (Linnaeus, 1758) (sinonim)
* *Hexaplex turbinatus* : sinonim bagi *Hexaplex duplex* (Röding, 1798)
* *Hexaplex varius* (Sowerby II, 1834): sinonim bagi *[[Chicoreus varius]]* (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)

## Spesies pupus
Spesies pupus dalam genus *Hexaplex* termasuk:

* *†Hexaplex (Hexaplex) colei*   Palmer 1937
* *†Hexaplex (Hexaplex) engonatus*   Conrad 1833
* *†Hexaplex (Hexaplex) etheringtoni*   Vokes 1968
* *†Hexaplex (Hexaplex) katherinae*   Vokes 1968
* *†Hexaplex (Hexaplex) marksi*   Harris 1894
* *†Hexaplex (Hexaplex) silvaticus*   Palmer 1937
* *†Hexaplex (Hexaplex) supernus*   Palmer 1947
* *†Hexaplex (Hexaplex) texanus*   Vokes 1968
* *†Hexaplex (Hexaplex) vanuxemi *  Conrad 1865
* *†Hexaplex (Hexaplex) veatchi*   Maury 1910
* *†Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) bourgeoisi*   Tournouër 1875
* *†Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) brevicanthos*   Sismonda 1847
* *†Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) campanii*   De Stefani and Pantanelli 1878
* *†Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) rudis*   Borson 1821
* *†Hexaplex hertweckorum*   Petuch 1988

## Rujukan

## Bacaan lanjut
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