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Murex trunculus

Murex trunculus
Scientific classification\
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Prosobranchia
Order:Neogastropoda
Family:Muricidae
Genus:Murex
Species:trunculus
Binomial name
Murex trunculus

Murex trunculus is a mollusc, source of the royal Tyrian purple. The shell of this gastropod is very rough, adorned with spines. It prefers the warm seas.




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