Murex spinastreptos – Superb monster, 87.7mm!

Species: Murex spinastreptos

Author: Houart 2010

Locality: Bengkulu, West Sumatra Island

Size: 87.7mm

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Description

Description

by tangle nets, 40m deep. This specimen is double the size of normal size specimens. Has some defects, protoconch missing, some spines minor nicks but overall a huge monster, miraculous size, probably WRS. Operculum not actual operculum from the specimen, from other similar murex species, just added to make the specimen look better.