Muricidae (purpuras, murex and rock shells) |
8 cm SHL (male/unsexed) |
benthic; marine |
Indo-West Pacific: from East and South Africa to Papua New Guinea; north to Japan and south to Queensland. |
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Collected for food at low tide, where common (Ref. 349). Preys on oysters and barnacles (Ref. 349). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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harmless |
Known sporadically throughout the Philippines (Ref. 821). C: Refs. 349, 821; M: Ref. 349; O: Ref. 821. |
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