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The Venus Comb Murex, scientifically known as *Murex pecten*, is a marine snail native to the Indo-Pacific region. It’s notable for its distinctive shell featuring over one hundred long, spiny projections along its outer lip – resembling a comb. These shells are highly valued by collectors and enthu...
Mediterranean murex exploited since Phoenician antiquity to produce Tyrian purple dye, a color reserved for royalty and high ecclesiastical status across the ancient world.
One of the largest murex species in the Indo-Pacific, Chicoreus ramosus is notable for its elaborate, branching frond-like projections running along each varix.
A large marine gastropod native to the U.S. Atlantic coast from North Carolina to Texas, among the largest murex species found in North American waters.
Small ornate murex of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, prized by collectors for its intricate, lace-like fronds extending from each varix of the spiral shell.
Rounded, thick-shelled predatory gastropod common in the tropical western Atlantic, named for its apple-like inflated form and feeding on oysters and other bivalves.
Predatory intertidal gastropod of the North Atlantic historically exploited for purple dye; it is also a recognized bioindicator species for tributyltin (TBT) marine pollution.
The Atlantic Oyster Drill is a predatory sea snail notable for severely damaging commercial oyster reefs along the North American Atlantic coast.
The Sting Winkle is a predatory marine gastropod native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, notable for boring holes into commercial bivalve shells.
