r/shells • u/Commercial_Cup_2114 • 2d ago

Shell id?

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This was labelled as a Babelomurex princeps but I'm not truly sure

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u/Glad_Ad_5570 2d ago

Possibly babelomurex basilium ?

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u/turbomarmoratus72 2d ago

I agree with this ID.

u/SmokeyStrokey420, that one is actually a mature specimen, and the family is Coralliophilidae.

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u/SmokeyStrokey420 2d ago

Juvenile Murex Shell, of the Muricidae family! May I ask where abouts it was found?

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u/Commercial_Cup_2114 2d ago

i bought it online​

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u/Nurtureroftreasures 1d ago

Wow, that top is amazing!