A 2 to 2 1/2" Apple Murex shells
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One Apple Murex shells, measuring 2 to 2.5 inches.
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Phyllonotus Pomumcommon name Apple Murex
The apple murex, is a species of the sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
The adult Apple Murex shell commonly grows between 2 to 5 1/2 inches.
(REF:Lovell Augustus Reeve (1845). Conchologia Iconica: Or, Illustrations of the Shells of Molluscous Animals: )
The Apple Mures shell is rather oblong, thick, solid, very rough throughout, transversely ridged, tuberculated between the varices ; three-varicose, varices tuberculated with a complicated mass of laminae ; fulvous or reddish brown, columella and interior of the aperture ochraceous yellow, columellar lip slightly wrinkled, edge erected, vividly stained, especially at the upper part, with very black brown ; outer lip strongly toothed, ornamented with three black-brown spots ; canal rather short, compressed, recurved.
(REF: Lovell Augustus Reeve (1845). Conchologia Iconica: Or, Illustrations of the Shells of Molluscous Animals)
This species dwells in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean between North Carolina and Northern Brazil.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Super family: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Phyllonotus
Species: P. pomum
Binomial name: Phyllonotus pomum(Gmelin, 1791)
Apple Murex
The Apple Murex shell is robust, with a short spire and a rounded body whorl. Each whorl features three thick, unevenly spaced varices, separated by one or two short vertical ribs. The aperture is large and circular, while the outer lip displays a serrated edge. The shell's color ranges from yellow to dark brown, typically adorned with white or brown blotches and streaks. The aperture may appear white, orange, or yellow. As a carnivorous species, the Apple Murex prefers to bore holes into oyster shells to consume the mollusk within. It inhabits the rocky, sandy coastal areas of the Southeastern United States, particularly along Florida's West coast and the Caribbean. It belongs to the Muricidae family and is scientifically named Phylonotus Pomum.
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A 2 to 2 1/2" Apple Murex shells