This species is widespread from Madagascar and Mascarene Islands, South-Eastern India, Sri Lanka and the Andaman Sea to southern Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan and Southern Japan.[2][3]
Habitatedit
Murex trapa can be found in demersal, sandy habitats.
Shells of Murex trapa can reach a length of 50–124 millimetres (2.0–4.9 in), with a diameter of 8–21 millimetres (0.31–0.83 in).[2]
These moderately large shells are fusiforms or club-shaped, with height and acute spire and prominent spiral ridges. Shell surface is normally light brown or blue-gray with some yellowish-brown on spines. The body whorl shows three spiny varices. The aperture is lenticular, with a white interior margin and deep red-brown within. The outer apertural lip is crenulated. The sipholal canal is straight and moderately long (about 13–47 mm). Three to four short spines are restricted to the basal half of siphonal canal.[4][5][6]
Biologyedit
The rare-spined murex is an active predator, mainly feeding on other molluscs and barnacles.[6]
^George E. Radwin; Anthony D'Attilio (1976). Murex Shells of the World: An Illustrated Guide to the Muricidae. Stanford University Press. p. 72. ISBN978-0-8047-0897-5.
^ abPoutiers, J.M. (1998). "Gastropods" (PDF). In Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds.). The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 1. Seaweeds, corals, bivalves and gastropods. FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. Rome: FAO. p. 565.
Bibliographyedit
Cornelis Swennen, Robert Moolenbeek, N. Ruttanadakul - Molluscs of the Southern Gulf of Thailand
F. Pinn - Sea Snails of Pondicherry
G.E.Radwin - Murex Shells of the World: An Illustrated Guide to the Muricidae
Houart R. (2014). Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.
Hsi-Jen Tao - Shells of Taiwan Illustrated in Colour
Ngoc-Thach Nguyên - Shells of Vietnam
R. Raviche lvan, T. Anandaraj and S. Ramu LENGTH –WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP of Murex trapa and Meretrix meretrix FROM MUTHUPET COASTAL WATERS IN TAMILNADU, INDIA.
R. Tucker Abbot - Seashells of South East Asia
Ng, T. (2015). Hong Kong Checklist of Marine Species.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Murex trapa.
"Murex (Murex) trapa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
This Muricinae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
murex, trapa, common, name, rare, spined, murex, species, snail, marine, gastropod, mollusc, family, muricidae, rock, snails, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, mollusca, class, gastropoda, subclass, caenogastropoda, orde. Murex trapa common name the rare spined murex is a species of sea snail a marine gastropod mollusc of the family Muricidae the rock snails 1 Murex trapa Murex trapa Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Gastropoda Subclass Caenogastropoda Order Neogastropoda Family Muricidae Genus Murex Species M trapa Binomial name Murex trapaRoding 1798 Synonyms 1 Murex Murex trapa Roding 1798 accepted alternate representation Murex duplicatus sensu Chemnitz Pusch 1837 invalid junior homonym of Murex duplicatus Donovan 1804 Murex martinianus Reeve 1845 Murex rarispina Lamarck 1822 Murex unindentatus Sowerby 1834 Contents 1 Distribution 2 Habitat 3 Description 4 Biology 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksDistribution editThis species is widespread from Madagascar and Mascarene Islands South Eastern India Sri Lanka and the Andaman Sea to southern Indonesia Philippines Taiwan and Southern Japan 2 3 Habitat editMurex trapa can be found in demersal sandy habitats nbsp A shell of Murex trapa from Mauritius on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di MilanoDescription editShells of Murex trapa can reach a length of 50 124 millimetres 2 0 4 9 in with a diameter of 8 21 millimetres 0 31 0 83 in 2 These moderately large shells are fusiforms or club shaped with height and acute spire and prominent spiral ridges Shell surface is normally light brown or blue gray with some yellowish brown on spines The body whorl shows three spiny varices The aperture is lenticular with a white interior margin and deep red brown within The outer apertural lip is crenulated The sipholal canal is straight and moderately long about 13 47 mm Three to four short spines are restricted to the basal half of siphonal canal 4 5 6 Biology editThe rare spined murex is an active predator mainly feeding on other molluscs and barnacles 6 References edit nbsp Apertural view of a shell of Murex trapa a b Bouchet P 2015 Murex trapa Roding 1798 In MolluscaBase 2015 Accessed through World Register of Marine Species at http www marinespecies org aphia php p taxdetails amp id 743629 on 2015 12 23 a b Murex Murex trapa Gastropods com Retrieved 12 January 2019 Sealife Base George E Radwin Anthony D Attilio 1976 Murex Shells of the World An Illustrated Guide to the Muricidae Stanford University Press p 72 ISBN 978 0 8047 0897 5 Bio Search a b Poutiers J M 1998 Gastropods PDF In Carpenter K E amp Niem V H eds The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific Volume 1 Seaweeds corals bivalves and gastropods FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes Rome FAO p 565 Bibliography editCornelis Swennen Robert Moolenbeek N Ruttanadakul Molluscs of the Southern Gulf of Thailand F Pinn Sea Snails of Pondicherry G E Radwin Murex Shells of the World An Illustrated Guide to the Muricidae Houart R 2014 Living Muricidae of the world Muricinae Murex Promurex Haustellum Bolinus Vokesimurex and Siratus Harxheim ConchBooks 197 pp Hsi Jen Tao Shells of Taiwan Illustrated in Colour Ngoc Thach Nguyen Shells of Vietnam R Raviche lvan T Anandaraj and S Ramu LENGTH WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP of Murex trapa and Meretrix meretrix FROM MUTHUPET COASTAL WATERS IN TAMILNADU INDIA R Tucker Abbot Seashells of South East Asia Ng T 2015 Hong Kong Checklist of Marine Species External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Murex trapa Murex Murex trapa Gastropods com Retrieved 16 January 2019 nbsp This Muricinae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Murex trapa amp oldid 1192349133, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
