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Name:
Common name:
Synonym:
Murex elongatus, (Lightfoot, 1786)
Family / Genus / Species / Binom / Author:
Muricidae → Pterynotus → elongatus → Pterynotus elongatus → Lightfoot, 1786
Protection status:
Location:
Bohol, Philippines / Indo-Pacific
Size of the specimen:
Length: 6,8 cm
Width: 2,9 cm
Weight:
Although this species has a distribution from the Red Sea to the Indo-Pacific Ocean, their bizarre shells are rarely available. Interesting collector snail.