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Urosalpinx cinerea (Say, 1822) Atlantic oyster drill |
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photo by
Coltro, Marcus |
| Family: | Muricidae (purpuras, murex and rock shells) | |||
| Max. size: | 5.15 cm DL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 15 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Introduced in Eastern Pacific and Northeast Atlantic. | |||
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| Biology: | From littoral and circalittoral rocks and other hard substrata and littoral and sublittoral sediment (Ref. 1314). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
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