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Venus comb murex

Species of mollusc, Murex pecten

Summary

Species of mollusc, Murex pecten

The Venus comb murex, scientific name 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

The shell of this snail has an extremely long siphonal canal.

The shell has over one hundred spines, which provide protection from predation and prevent the snail from sinking in the soft mud. Like many other Murex snails, it feeds on other mollusks.

This is a common species, but perfect specimens of the shell are not easily found because of the fragility of the numerous long spines. The species grows to between 10 and 15 cm in length.

[[File:6-Venus.jpgleftthumb[[X-ray]] image of the shell of Murex pecten, anterior end downwards.]][[File:MurexPectenGlobal.jpg382pxleftthumbPosterior and side views of a shell that is 15 cm long]]

References

References

  1. Paul, C. R.. (31 March 1981). "The function of the spines in Murex (Murex) pecten Lightfoot and related species (Prosobranchia: Muricidae)". Journal of Conchology.
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