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Sea Museum of Arica (Chile) 2.12.: conches (sea snails), showcase 12

Muricidae

Hexaplex brassica, zoom 01 Family: Muricidae Region: from California to Peru

Murex alabaster Family: Muricidae Region: from Taiwan to the Philippines

Chicoreus ramosus, zoom Family: Muricidae Region: Indo-Pacific region

presented by Michael Palomino (2010 - translation 2023)

The leaflet on the Muricidae sea snail family of The family knows some 1000 subspecies, often with abundant spines and design elements. The shell has a gland that produces a crimson red. They are found on rocky shores and in wide estuaries. They are carnivores eating molluscs. On the leaflet you can see a Chicoreus ramosus.

Muricidae: Hexaplex
Hexaplex regius, text Family: Muricidae Region: tropic, western "America" (from Mexico to Peru [web01] along the Pacific coast line: Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru)	Hexaplex regius, total view
Hexaplex regius, zoom
Hexaplex brassica, total view Family: Muricidae Region: from California to Peru (along the Pacific coast line: California, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru) Hexaplex brassica
Hexaplex brassica, partial view 01	Hexaplex brassica, partial view 02
Hexaplex brassica, zoom 01	Hexaplex brassica, zoom 02
Hexaplex radix 01 Family: Muricidae Region: western Central "America" Hexaplex radix 02, zoom Hexaplex radix 03, vista de atrás
Hexaplex erythrostomus Family: Muricidae Region: from California to Mexico	Hexaplex erythrostomus, zoom 01 Hexaplex erythrostomus, zoom 02
Hexaplex depressospinosus Family: Muricidae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Hexaplex depressospinosus, zoom 01
Hexaplex depressospinosus, total view Hexaplex depressospinosus, zoom 02 Hexaplex depressospinosus, zoom 03
Hexaplex nigritus Family: Muricidae Region: from California to Mexico

Muricidae: Murex
Murex brassica, text Family: Muricidae Region: from Mexico to Peru	Murex brassica
Murex brassica, total view	Murex brassica, zoom
Murex alabaster Family: Muricidae Region: from Taiwan to the Philippines
Murex alabaster, zoom 01	Murex alabaster, zoom 02
Murex cichoreum Family: Muricidae Region: western Pacific	Murex cichoreum, total view
Murex cichoreum, zoom 01	Murex cichoreum, zoom 02
Murex hirasei Family: Muricidae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Murex hirasei, zoom
Murex hirasei Family: Muricidae Region: from Japan to Taiwan	Murex hirasei, zoom
Murex sarratospinosus Family: Muricidae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Murex sarratospinosus, zoom
Murex haustellum Family: Muricidae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Murex haustellum, total view
Murex haustellum, zoom 01	Murex haustellum, zoom 02
Murex trapa Family: Muricidae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Murex trapa, zoom 01 Murex trapa, zoom 03
Murex trapa, zoom 02
Murex aduncospinosus, text Family: Muricidae Region: western Pacific	Murex aduncospinosus, total view
Murex aduncospinosus, zoom
Murex pecten, text Family: Muricidae Region: Indo-Pacific region Murex pecten, total view Murex pecten, zoom
Murex chicoreus axicornis Family: Muricidae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Murex chicoreus axicornis, total view
Murex chicoreus axicornis, zoom 01 Murex chicoreus axicornis, zoom 02 Murex chicoreus axicornis, zoom 03

Muricidae: Chicoreus
Chicoreus ramosus Family: Muricidae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Chicoreus ramosus, zoom
Chicoreus brunneus Family: Muricidae Region: Indo-Pacific region
Chicoreus brunneus, zoom 01	Chicoreus brunneus, zoom 02
Chicoreus chicoreum Family: Muricidae Region: southeast Pacific	Chicoreus chicoreum, zoom
Chicoreus dilectus Family: Muricidae Region: from North Carolina to Brasil Chicoreus dilectus, zoom 01 Chicoreus dilectus, zoom 02
Chicoreus nobilis Family: Muricidae Region: Philippines	Chicoreus nobilis, total view
Chicoreus nobilis, zoom 01 Chicoreus nobilis, zoom 02 Chicoreus nobilis, zoom 03
Chicoreus nobilis, zoom, group photo
Chicoreus torrefactus, text Family: Muricidae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Chicoreus torrefactus, zoom
Chicoreus palmarosae Family: Muricidae Region: Philippines	Chicoreus palmarosae, zoom
Chicoreus brevifrons, text Family: Muricidae Region: Caribbean Chicoreus brevifrons, zoom 01 Chicoreus brevifrons, zoom 02
Chicoreus pomum Family: Muricidae Region: from Carolina to northern Brasil	Chicoreus pomum, zoom
Chicoreus virgineus Family: Muricidae Region: India	Chicoreus virgineus, zoom 01
Chicoreus virgineus, zoom 02	Chicoreus virgineus, zoom 03

Otros caracoles de la familia Muricidae
Trophon bahamondei Family: Muricidae Region: from southern Peru to central Chile	Trophon bahamondei, zoom
Homalocantha anatomica Family: Muricidae Region: Philippines	Homalocantha anatomica, zoom
Purpura panama Family: Muricidae Region: Japan, India, Africa	Purpura panama, zoom
Pterynotus miyokoae Family: Muricidae Region: Philippines	Pterynotus miyokoae, zoom
Latiaxis mawae Family: Muricidae Region: Sea of China	Latiaxis mawae, zoom
Bolinus brandaris, text Family: Muricidae Region: Mediterranean Bolinus brandaris, zoom	Bolinus brandaris, total view
Chorus giganteus Family: Muricidae Region: North and Central Chile	Chorus giganteus, total view
Chorus giganteus, zoom 01	Chorus giganteus, zoom 02
Drupella rugosa Family: Muricidae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Drupella rugosa, zoom
Acanthina monodon Family: Muricidae Region: Coquimbo a C. de Hornos (ciudad de Coquimbo, northern Chile? [web02])	Acanthina monodon, zoom
Xanthochorus cassidiformis Family: Muricidae Region: from Arica to Valparaiso (northern+central Chile)	Xanthochorus cassidiformis, zoom

Morula margariticola Family: Muricidae Region: Australia	Morula margariticola, zoom
Rapana rapiformis Family: Muricidae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Rapana rapiformis, zoom
Rapana benzoar, text Family: Muricidae Region: from Japan to Southeast Asia Rapana benzoar, total view Rapana benzoar, zoom, group photo Rapana benzoar, zoom 01 Rapana benzoar, zoom 02 Rapana benzoar, zoom 03
Concholepas concholepas Family: Muricidae Region: Chile and Peru	Concholepas concholepas, zoom

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Sources
[web01] http://www.schnecken-und-muscheln.de/galerie/galerie_muricidae.htm
[web02] http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coquimbo

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