Description
Trawled 10~15m deep. Good spines. Minor nicks. The record I have seen the specimen I believe it is wrong and it was a troscheli. Trapa do not grow very large and seldom above 100mm. Operculum maybe wrong.
Species: Murex trapa
Author: Röding, 1798
Locality: Rameshwaram, India
Size: 115.1mm
Category: Murex trapa (Rare-spined Murex)Trawled 10~15m deep. Good spines. Minor nicks. The record I have seen the specimen I believe it is wrong and it was a troscheli. Trapa do not grow very large and seldom above 100mm. Operculum maybe wrong.