MURICIDAE / Hexaplex trunculus / Malta
 


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Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) trunculus  (Linnaeus, 1758) 

Collected from local fishermen in meat-baited traps between
65 to 80 meters deep; 1 mile off St. Thomas Bay, Marsaxlokk,
Malta; 22. to 23. August 2009

ID 5229: 46 - 69 mm, w/o, F++

A: 46.9 mm   B: 57.2 mm   C: 69 mm

Set of 3 banded shells in great quality:
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