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Name:
Common name:
spindle tibia, shinbone tibia gastropod
Synonym:
Murex fusus, (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family / Genus / Species / Binom / Author:
Rostellariidae → Tibia → fusus → Tibia fusus → Linnaeus, 1758
Protection status:
Location:
Indo-Pacific / Philippines
Size of the specimen:
Length: 24,5 cm
Width: 3,5 cm
Height: 3,2 cm
Weight:
This species, with its remarkable siphonal canal, lives on muddy soft bottoms. The long siphon allows her to take in the fresh water she needs to breathe.