| Muricidae (purpuras, murex and rock shells) |
| 15.5 cm DL (male/unsexed) |
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benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 83 m |
| Northwest Pacific and Western Atlantic: Caribbean to Brazil. |
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Shell elongate, anterior canal wall developed, 3 axial varices present on last whorl, varices with foliated spines, surface sculpture of flat spiral cords and cordlets in the interspaces. Colour: variable, with dark and pale spiral bands, aperture whitish. |
| On mud flats in protected bays and lagoons, near oyster flats, and mangrove environments (Ref. 355). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| harmless |
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