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Animal
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Gastropods
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Animal
Name
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Murex trapa (Roding)
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Classification
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Kingdom
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Animalia
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Phylum
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Mollusca
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Class
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Gastropoda
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Order
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Neogastropoda
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Family
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Muricidae
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Characteristic Features |
-A rather coarse-looking species, it has closed sharp spines
of short-to- -A few short spines occur on the very long straight canal,
nearest the -Greyish white becoming brownish towards posterior and of
siphonal - 5-10cm in length. | |
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Ecology
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Habitat
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Subtidal, soft, muddy or sandy bottom.
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Distribution
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Southeast Pacific
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Locations
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Southern water (1),
Southern water (2),
Southern water (3),
Southern water (4), Southern water (5), Southern water (6), Western water (1), Western water (2), Western water (3), Mirs Bay (1), Mirs Bay (2), Mirs Bay (3), Mouth of Tolo Harbour (1), Mouth of Tolo Harbour (2), Mouth of Tolo Harbour (3), Mouth of Tolo Harbour (4), Tolo Channel (2), Tolo Channel (3), Tolo Channel (4), Tolo Channel (6), Port Shelter (1) |
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