Help please

[dave r]

Hi Hexo, it looks more like a member of the family Fasciolariidae to me, maybe F. lignaria. Check out this website.
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Dave

[hexo]

Hello, I found a live sea snail, swimming in the mediterranean at the Xábias coast (Spain). I need your help to identify this beautiful animal.

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A friend of mine suggested that it should be from the Muricidae family. Is it correct?

Thank you in advance.

[hexo]

Thank you guys, you helped me alot. <img src="images/smiley/biggrin.gif" alt="" border="0" />

[paul monfils]

Yes, definitely Fasciolaria lignaria.  The bright red color of the soft parts is as diagnostic as the shell.