MURICIDAE / Hexaplex trunculus / Portugal
 


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Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) trunculus  (Linnaeus, 1758) 
 

Collected while scuba diving between 20 and 22 meters depth,
set on gravel sand; Off Vale do Lobo, Algarve, Portugal;
March 2010

ID 5952: 56.8 mm, w/o, F++ / F+++

Great specimen with unique sculpture and very light color
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