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By Bob Goemans
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Family Muricidae

Chicoreus ramasus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Branched Murex

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: East Africa to the Great Barrier Reef.

Size: 13 inches (33 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits sandy and muddy bottom areas.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

A predator that feeds upon bivalves.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Mollusca

    Class: Gastropoda

    Order: Neogastropoda

    Family: Muricidae

    Genus: Chicoreus

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Shells usually sold in souvenir shops.

 Chicoreus ramasus (Branched Murex)
Photo © Vincent Hargreaves
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