Murex acanthostephes

Murex acanthostephes is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.^[1]

Murex acanthostephes
Shell of Murex acanthostephes (specimen at Beijing Museum of Natural History)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Murex
Species:	M. acanthostephes
Binomial name
Murex acanthostephes Watson, 1883
Synonyms
Murex (Murex) acanthostephes R. B. Watson, 1883· accepted, alternate representation

Description

Shell size 90-100 mm.

Distribution

Found on reefs at low tide: North West Australia.