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small murex
10-11-2011, 03:01 PM,
#1
small murex
Hello,
This are two small murex specie, please id it. from Philippines.

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/63645283@N06/sets/72157627867371442/&nbsp;">http://www.flickr.com/photos/63645283@N ... 442/&nbsp;</a><!-- m -->     22mm.


<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/63645283@N06/sets/72157627867374856/&nbsp;">http://www.flickr.com/photos/63645283@N ... 856/&nbsp;</a><!-- m -->     22mm.

thanks,
Diocris.
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10-14-2011, 12:16 PM,
#2
Re: small murex
The first one is clearly a Chicoreus species.  There are only two Philippine Chicoreus that can be fully adult at this size - C. dodongi and C. strigatus.  This specimen does not appear to be either of those.  Therefore I believe it must be a small juvenile of a larger species, perhaps C. microphyllus.
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10-14-2011, 08:25 PM,
#3
Re: small murex
Thanks Paul for identifying # 1 and the input sizes, Wink
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