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Conomurex fasciatus
Catalogue information
LastDodo number
9259685
Area
Naturalia
Title
Conomurex fasciatus
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Weight
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Details
Hugely variable shell but recognizable by the partly orange columella and orange mouth with white lip. Variable line pattern on a white shell. In rare cases, the line pattern is completely missing. Decoration on the shoulder variable from almost smooth to knobbed. Endemic to the Red Sea. Usually around 35 - 50 mm
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Enorm variable schelp maar te herkennen aan de deels oranje columella en oranje mond met witte lip. Variabel lijn patroon op een witte schelp. In zeldzame gevallen ontbreekt het lijn patroon volledig. Decoratie op de schouder variabel van bijna glad tot geknobbeld.
Endemisch aan de Rode Zee. Meestal rond de 35 - 50 mm