Venus' Comb Murex

Murex pecten

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Max Depth

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Description

Murex pecten is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails. The shell of this Indo-Pacific species has a very long siphonal canal, and numerous spines. Distribution This species is native to Indo-Pacific waters. Shell description ... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Sri Lanka Vietnam Seychelles Cambodia Indo-Pacific +43 more in Seabook

Colors

white

brown

Habitat and Environment

Benthic

Mud and Sand