About this species
Hexaplex cichoreum, common name the "endive murex", is a medium-sized species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex shells or rock snails.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Endive murex, endive murex
Names in 1 more languages
- German
- Endivienschnecke
Other scientific names: Hexaplex (Hexaplex) cichoreum, Hexaplex foliacea, Murex cichoreum, Murex depressospinosus, Murex diaphanus, Murex endivia, Murex fasciatus, Murex saxicola
Similar species
Adusta murexChicoreus brunneus
Branched murexChicoreus ramosus
Purple coral snailCoralliophila violacea
Mulberry drupeDrupa morum
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 65 open-data records from 1931 to 2008.
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