Ceratostoma burnettii

Ceratostoma burnetti or Burnett's Murex is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Description

The length of the snails shell varies from 9 to 12 centimeters. The shell body whorl is a rich uniform brown, with pale ribbed varices that extend from the main body of the shell.

Distribution

This marine species occurs primarily off South Korea. However species have been found in a much larger range around the coasts of Japan, Australia and Alaska.

References

/* Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp

External links

• Reeve, L. A. (1845-1849). Monograph of the genus Murex. In: Conchologia Iconica: or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 3, pls 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London.
• Adams, A. (1854). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1853) 21: 69-74.