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Name:
Common name:
Hexaplex cichoreum → Endive Murex
Synonym:
Murex cichoreum, (Gmelin, 1791)
Superfamily - Order / Family / Genus / Scientific Name / Author:
Muricoidea / Muricidae / Hexaplex / Hexaplex cichoreum / Gmelin, 1791
Protection status:
Location:
Philippines / Indo-Pacific
Size of the article:
Length: 9,6 cm
Width: 9,4 cm
Height: 6,5 cm
Weight:
Extremely large shell of this beautifully spined snail species found throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific.