Murex tribulus

Scientific Name:-

Murex tribulus

Common Name:-

Venus comb murex

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Mollusca

Status:-

Not evaluated Photo courtesy: gastropods.com

Description:-

shell large; clubshaped, smooth; last whorl bearing a spiral ridge; spire raised and composed of 6-7 rotund whorls; sutures deep, slightly compressed; body whorl rotund; sculpture of body whorl composed of three varices bearing spines axial coastae three to four and nodulose; spiral sculpture composed of three primary cords interspersed by secondary and tertiary cords; primary cords bearing long and straight spines; secondary cords with short spines; aperture large; anal sulcus wide, not deep outer lip erect, conspicuously crenulated on lower part; labial tooth present; inner lip detached; siphonal canal elongate and bearing 7 spines that decrease in size towards anterior end; narrowly open; colour light brown, aperture white, extremities of spines tinged light purple.

Threats:-

Not reported

Remark:-

Bijukumar (2012) recorded the occurrence of this species from kerala coast

Habitat:-

Subtidal regions

Synonyms:-

Murex (Murex) tribulus Linnaeus, 1758

References:-

Biju Kumar, A. 2012. ‘Kerala Theerathe Kadal Jeevikal’ (Marine Animals of Kerala coast- A Field Guide). Kerala State Biodiversity Board, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 304 pp. (In Malayalam)

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