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Snipe´s bill murex- Haustellum haustellum Dauin, 2012 Oct.<br />
Snail to 18 cm (7 in.). Long siphon canal without spines. Thin alternating brown and white lines on globe. Brown and white mottled mantle skirt.<br />
Habitat:<br />
Indo West Pacific. Fall,Geotagged,Haustellum haustellum,Philippines Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Snipe´s bill murex- Haustellum haustellum

Dauin, 2012 Oct.
Snail to 18 cm (7 in.). Long siphon canal without spines. Thin alternating brown and white lines on globe. Brown and white mottled mantle skirt.
Habitat:
Indo West Pacific.

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  1. Bizarre species, really hard to define it :) Posted 9 years ago

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''Haustellum haustellum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. It is the type species of the genus ''Haustellum'' Schumacher, 1817.

Similar species: Neogastropoda
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Aug 6, 2016. Captured Oct 1, 2012 09:09 in Unnamed Road, Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines.
  • XZ-1
  • f/2.5
  • 1/50s
  • ISO200
  • 6mm