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sharp-rib drill

Eupleura sulcidentata

Classification

Family
Muricidae

Eupleura sulcidentata, common name the sharp-ribbed drill, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description This is a small species, reaching only up to 25mm. Overall shape is that of a fairly typical murex in miniature, though its varices ("ribs") are spaced at approximately 180° apart, rather than the ~120° more common in murexes.

Distribution

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