Jul 6
Today's snail: Murex pecten | Venus' Comb Murex
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Today's snail: Murex pecten | Venus' Comb Murex
Colored version of the Murex Pecten
Murex pecten.
Also called Venus comb (Peigne de Venus en francais).
Murex pecten / Venus Comb Murex
Venus Comb Murex (Murex pecten)
...a large species of murex (muricidae) that is widely distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific. M. pecten is unique in that its shell has a extremely long siphonal canal and numerous spines. These many spines are thought to provide the snail protection and prevent it from sinking into soft mud. Like other murexes M. pecten is a predator and will feed on other mollusks and bivalves.
Classification
Animalia-Mollusca-Gastropoda-Caenogastropoda-Hypsogastropoda-Neogastropoda-Muricoidea-Muricidae-Murex-M. pecten
Images: Samuel Chow and Didier Descouens
