Description
Murex
- Florida Murex
- Miocene Age
- Florida
- Specimen measures 4.97″ long
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Most Murex species lived in the intertidal as well as shallow subtidal zone, among rocks and corals. Murex snails are active carnivores. They use a rasp-like muscular tongue, also called the radula to bore into the shells of clams or other bivalves and eat the animal inside. Murex snails produce fluids from a gland that aid in the boring action and may also anesthetize the prey. They are also referred to as ROCK SNAILS.
