Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Gastropoda |
| Order: Neogastropoda |
| Family: Muricidae |
| Genus: Murexsul |
| Species: Murexsul oxytatus (Smith, 1938) |
Information
Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Jaimanitas Formation |
| Bermont Formation [Uncommon] |
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Common] |
| Moin Formation |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common] |
Remarks
Common name: Hexagonal murex.
Synonymy:
Synonymous with Muricopsis oxytatus and Murex hexagonus var. oxytata M. Smith, 1938 (original combination).
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from M. Smith, 1938, p. 89):
“Sculpture fine, spiny processes sharp; shell inclined to be rather slender when compared with West Indian recent examples which are more rudely sculptured. The new subspecies appear to agree with living specimens from the Florida east coast and which may also bear the same name. Holotype deposited in the Museum of Comparative Zoology 22 mm. long; paratypes in the author’s collection 26 mm. long. PL 6, fig. 6. Pliocene, Clewiston, Florida.”
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Measurements: n/a
Other remarks:
Stratigraphic notes: Moin Formation: Extends into Lower Pleistocene.
References: n/a
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Page history:
Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on July 23, 2014. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.
This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.
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