Rafi Amar, Israel
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Murex forskoehlii Röding, 1798
A snail from the family Muricidae, which are called spiny snails because of the more or less pronounced spines on the shell. They have a horny operculum to close the housing opening. The family includes small to very large snails with a worldwide distribution, especially in the tropics. Spiny snails feed predatorily on other invertebrates. Most spiny snails paralyze their prey with a neurotoxin; some species produce a mucus from which purple dye was previously obtained.
Synonymised names:
Murex (Murex) forskoehlii Röding, 1798 · alternate representation
Direct children:
Subspecies Murex forskoehlii forskoehlii Röding, 1798
Subspecies Murex forskoehlii spinifer Heiman & Mienis, 2010
A snail from the family Muricidae, which are called spiny snails because of the more or less pronounced spines on the shell. They have a horny operculum to close the housing opening. The family includes small to very large snails with a worldwide distribution, especially in the tropics. Spiny snails feed predatorily on other invertebrates. Most spiny snails paralyze their prey with a neurotoxin; some species produce a mucus from which purple dye was previously obtained.
Synonymised names:
Murex (Murex) forskoehlii Röding, 1798 · alternate representation
Direct children:
Subspecies Murex forskoehlii forskoehlii Röding, 1798
Subspecies Murex forskoehlii spinifer Heiman & Mienis, 2010
