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Name:
Common name:
Synonym:
Murex ramosus, (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family / Genus / Species / Binom / Author:
Muricidae → Chicoreus → ramosus → Chicoreus ramosus → Linnaeus, 1758
Protection status:
Location:
Bohol, Philippines / Indo-Pacific
Size of the specimen:
Length: 25,5 cm
Width: 19 cm
Height: 17,5 cm
Weight:
The giant snail Murex ramosus can reach a size of up to 30 cm and is used as food. With this body size, it is by far the largest species in its family. The housings require extensive cleaning because, as a rule, they are completely overgrown by algae and molluscs.
