Venus Comb Murex Snail

Murex tribulus

''Murex tribulus'', also known as the Caltrop murex, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.
Murex Snail - Murex tribulus Anilao,Batangas,Murex Snail,Murex tribulus,Philippines

Appearance

The shell of ''Murex tribulus'' can reach a length of 65–160 millimetres . This quite common snail has a shell with a very long siphonal canal and numerous very long, fragile and acute spines, providing protection against predators. It feeds on other mollusks.
Caltrop Murex Dauin, Oct 2012. Shell to 10 cm (4 in.). Shell has a few very long straight spines extending from the main body of the shell. Vague light brown stripes encircle the shell. Habitat: Inhabit sand and mud bottoms and commonly bury during the day and emerge at night. Indo Pacific and Japan. Fall,Geotagged,Murex tribulus,Philippines

Distribution

This species is widespread from Central Indian Ocean to Western Pacific Ocean.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNeogastropoda
FamilyMuricidae
GenusMurex
SpeciesM. tribulus
Photographed in
Philippines