Woodcock murex seashells have spikes and long tails. They can be purchased individually or by the dozen. They are common in the Indo-Pacific.
Venus comb murex. Murex pecten photograph. Photograph #12970 by Phillip Colla / Oceanlight.com.
The Pilot Murex is a beautiful fountain pen, produced and sold only in the Japan in the 1970s, and as with all beautiful old things, are started to receive the adoration of the most modern city slickers these days. Learn more about them here.
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© Guiseppe © Luciano Giombini © Simon Chandler © Rod image source: http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu Habitat: Indo-Pacific distribution Status: Not listed Here’s the first installment of what I like to call: Ze Shell Showcase. Snails really don’t get enough credit for the spectacular designs they employ to create their will-travel homes. The first […]
Xray photo of Pink Murex, Murex erythrostomus, Family Muricindae. Also known as rock snails or murex snails Larger version and more shots are at snailshots.com
Venus Comb Murex Sea Shells . Murex pecten. Murex ternispina. This seashell is common to the Indo-Pacific region. Resembles the skeleton of a fish. No one knows the exact reason for the needle-like spines of this mollusk. Scientists have theorized that the spines are a protection against fish and other mollusks, and that the spines prevent the mollusk from sinking into the soft, sandy mud where it is this seashell is commonly found. Measures approx 3"-5".
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Cabrit's Murex (Murex cabritii Bernardi, 1859)
BRODERIP 1833 W. MESSICO , EQUADOR SIN: OSSEUS DURHAM 1950 mm. 50
20 Jun 2009, BEIRUT, LEB, LEBANON --- epa01767160 Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe holds her Murex D'or award for Pop Star of the year during the 9th Murex d'Or ceremony at the Casino de Liban in northern of Beirut, late 19 June 2009. The Murex d'Or event is an annual award festivity honoring the best singer and actor of Lebanese and Arab artists in various fields of performing arts . EPA/NABIL MOUNZER --- Image by © NABIL MOUNZER/epa/Corbis
Endiva Spine murex sea shells are white and brown with black curved spikes. AKA: chicoreus cichoreum or long spine murex.
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This was Judy and Charley’s first trip to Sanibel and they were both crazy about the shelling. Charley is holding a BANDED TULIP and Judy has her shelling bag filled with lots of treasure- OLIVES, MUREXES, FIGHTING CONCHS, WHELKS, and big COCKLES. Way to go!
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Murex shells are most abundant in the tropics but have been found in all seas
