Sea Snail Sea shell - S-361 CHICOREUS RAMOSUS

GIANT SHELL. Beautiful, very large XXL shell with an operculum Chicoreus ramosus — popular name ramure murex or branched murex — is a species of predatory marine snail, a mollusk in the Muricidae family, the murex snails. C. ramosus has a large, solid, very durable and heavy shell. It has a relatively spherical outline, a short spire, a slightly inflated body whorl and a moderately long siphonal canal. One of the most striking decorations are the striking, leaf-like, curved, hollow digits. It also features three axial varices on the whorl, with two elongated nodes between them. Externally the shell color ranges from white to light brown, with a white aperture, usually pink toward the inner edge, the outer lip and the columella. Dimensions - 160/205/280 mm. Highly recommended for collectors and interior decorators.