Giant Eastern Murex
by Kathi Mirto
Title
Giant Eastern Murex
Artist
Kathi Mirto
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Digital Art
Description
Very uncommon compared to other species, the Giant Eastern Murex, also know as the Giant Atlantic Murex, as the name suggests, are big sea snails, the biggest of the Murexes. So to have one in your collection is very lucky. The outer shell possesses several rows of ridges with glorious protruding spines and may be colored whitish, grayish or pale brown. The aperture is oval shaped with numerous hollow spiny edges.
Size: Up to 9 in, 23 cm
Habitat: Most commonly in deeper waters 250 ft, 80 m.
Range: North Carolina to Cape Canaveral, Florida, west to Texas and the Gulf of Mexico
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October 25th, 2019
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