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Hello!

Does anybody know if the shell below is from the Muricidae family? And if so, which shell it is?

Thanks,

Emma.

[Image: PB200221.JPG]

[Image: PB200222.JPG]
Yes, it is Muricidae, but a positive ID without locality data could be difficult.  There are a number of small muricids more or less similar to this, and this specimen looks quite worn.  It could be Ocenebra erinaceus from the Mediterranean.