Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Hexaplex (Muricanthus) princeps (Broderip, 1833), Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) princeps (Broderip, 1833), Murex princeps Broderip, 1833, Muricanthus princeps (Broderip, 1833) (Horton et al., 2021). AMNH: 87134, 117935, 164480, 164491, 164506, 164518, 164525, 164559, 164598, ANSP: 81739, 81743, 153393, 153579, 185709, 324420, CAS: 23110, 27550, 27554, CDRS: 279a, 1019, 1094, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1548, I-776, FNRS-Belgian expedition to the Galapagos, 1984, MHNG expedition to the Galapagos, 1993

Origin: Native

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Gulf of California to Peru and Ecuador including Galapagos Islands

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