Hexaplex

Translingual

Hexaplex cichoreum

Etymology

From Latin hexa- (“six”) + plectere (“to weave, braid, entwine”).

Proper noun

Hexaplex m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Muricidae – rock snails.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Caenogastropoda - subclass; Sorbeoconcha - order; Hypsogastropoda - suborder; Neogastropoda - infraorder; Muricoidea - superfamily; Muricidae - family; Muricinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Hexaplex cichoreum (endive murex) - type species

References

• Hexaplex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hexaplex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Hexaplex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons