Deux coquillages univalves du genre des murex que l'on chevaux de frise
Trans.: Two univalve shells of the genus of Mmurex that resemble chevaux de frise

Object Status:

Unlocated

Primary Source Reference:

Du Simitière Scraps, Library Company of Philadelphia, no. 96, 3

Notes:

Murex altispira, also known as the Caltrop murex, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails. It was formerly known as Murex calcitrapus for its resemblance to chevaux de frise.

Specimen Type:

Shells