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Sea slugs & snails

Giant Murex

Chicoreus ramosus

Also known as: Branch Murex, Branched Murex, Branched Murex Shell, Jugged Shell, Murex Shell, Ramose Murex, Ram's Murex, Ram's Murex Shell

Adult
@fishx6 · Lembeh, Indonesia · August 20081 / 3
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Overview

Found during the day on clean, coarse, rubble and sandy bottoms, sometimes partially buried, over coral and rocky reefs, emerging at night to feed.
They feed nocturnally on bivalves and gastropods.

Murex Shells feed on bivalves by boring a hole into the animal and inserting their proboscis to feed.
They come in a range of colours and blend in with their surroundings.
These shells are highly prized collectors items with their winged and pungent spines.
Some look like walking skeleton shells.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Body shape
spikes

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
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Found during the day on clean, coarse, rubble and sandy bottoms, sometimes partially buried, over coral and rocky reefs, emerging at night to feed.

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Adult photos 3

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumMollusca
    3. classGastropoda
    4. orderNeogastropoda
    5. familyMuricidae
    6. genusChicoreus
    7. speciesChicoreus ramosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

    SourcesWoRMSWikipedia

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    More in the family

    Sea Snails (Muricidae)