| General information |
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Murex trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Common name | Banded dye-murex |
| Valid name |
Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Synonyms |
Truncullariopsis trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) Murex dumosus de Stefani, 1875 Murex gallica Dollfus, 1926 Murex gallicus Dollfus, 1923 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
- |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Lophotrochozoa; Mollusca; Gastropoda; Caenogastropoda; Hypsogastropoda; Neogastropoda; Muricoidea; Muricidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
- |
| Occurrence |
- |
| Importance |
Commercial, Food |
| Remarks |
Secretion from species is used as dye |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Not reported |
| Source of chromosomes |
Testes |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
70 |
| Karyotype formula |
Not reported |
| Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Not detected |
| Reference |
Vitturi R, Rasotto MB, Ferruzza NF (1982). The chromosomes of 16 molluscan species. Bolletino di zoologia, 49:1-2, 61-71. |
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