Tenguella musiva (Kiener, 1835)
Musical drupe
Tenguella musiva
photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Family:  Muricidae (purpuras, murex and rock shells)
Max. size:  3 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Southeast and Northeast Asia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Length based on occurence record; to be replaced with better reference. On intertidal rocks (Ref. 799).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from Cape D'Aguilar (Ref. 124789), Wu Kwai Sha, and Sheung Sze Wan (Ref. 127089). C: Refs. 81755, 84538, 124789, 127089.

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