Scalloped Murex
Murex scolopax
- Group: Other
- For divers: safe
Long spines bristle from its pale shell, giving the scalloped murex the look of a thorny snail. It prowls sand and sandy mud just below the low tide line, drilling into other shellfish to feed as murex snails do.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae › Murex
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 730428.
FAQ
- Is the Scalloped Murex dangerous to divers?
- The Scalloped Murex is harmless to divers.