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Is this a Mediterranean murex? - Emma - 09-20-2011 Hello again!! Could anybody help me confirm is this is a Mediterranean murex; maybe Erinacea hanley, I think. Thank you, Emma. Re: Is this a Mediterranean murex? - wolfi - 09-20-2011 Hi Emma, I think so, too: Muricidae. I far as I can decide on the basis of the pictures presented, it might well be Ocenebra erinaceus (L., 1758). The genus might have changed, meanwhile  . As far as I know, hanleyi Dautzenberg 1887 is only a forma of Ocenebra erinaceus with pronounced sculpture. Might not be the latest "state of art"........ . For some minutes, I thought of genus Latiaxis/Babelomurex. Kind regards: wolf Re: Is this a Mediterranean murex? - Emma - 09-20-2011 Hi Wolf, It might be genus Latiaxis/Babelomurex, as I don't know the location. It was a shell being sold off as a second in a minerals shop in Barcelona. I thought it might be murex, but I am not sure. Would a better photo be of more help? Best wishes, Emma. Re: Is this a Mediterranean murex? - paul monfils - 09-20-2011 Yes, this is Ocenebra erinacea form hanleyi.  I have several just like it. Re: Is this a Mediterranean murex? - Emma - 09-20-2011 Thanks for confirmation Paul!