Phyllonotus globosus

Phyllonotus globosus, common name : the globular apple murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[1]

Phyllonotus globosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Phyllonotus
Species:	P. globosus
Binomial name
Phyllonotus globosus Emmons, 1858
Synonyms[1]
Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) globosus (Emmons, 1858) Chicoreus globosus (Emmons, 1858) Murex globosus Emmons, 1858

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 70 mm and 110 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela.