Philippine Muricacea
 

1.
132 mm.
Murex haustellum
(Linneaus, 1758)
Snipe's Bill Murex


2.
43 mm.
Chicoreus cichoreum
(Gmelin,1791)
Endive Murex


3.
28 - 53 mm.
Chicoreus brunneus
(Link, 1807)
Adusta Murex

4.
34 mm.
?? Chichoreus venustulus
(Rehder & Wilson, 1875)
Lovely Murex


5.
27 mm.

??Chicoreus microphyllus
(Lamarck, 1816)
Curly Murex
OR 		??Chicoreus penchinatti
(Crosse, 1861)
Penchinat's Murex
Or ??Favartia ??

6.
40 mm.
?? Juvenile Siratus alabaster
(Reeve, 1845)
Alabaster Murex

7.
 57 mm.
?? Juvenile Murex haustellum
(Linneaus, 1758)
Snipe's Bill Murex


8.
35 mm.
?? Homalocantha zamboi
(Burch & Burch, 1960)
Zambo's Murex
OR
?? Homalocantha anatomica
(Perry,1811)
Anatomical Murex
OR
Murexiella martini
(Shikama, 1977)
Martin's Murex


9.
20 mm.
?? Murexiella balteata
??Favartia (Favartia) balteata
( Sowerby, G.B. II, 1841 )
Girdled Dwarf Murex


10.
23 mm.
?? Cronia aspera
(Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1816)
Rock-shell
OR
Habromorula spinosa
(Adams, H. & A. Adams, 1853)

11.
25 mm.
?? Muricodrupa funiculus
(Wood, W., 1828)
Basket Drupe
OR
 ?? Muricodrupa fiscella
(Gmelin, JF, 1791)
Little Basket Drupe

12.
 21 mm.
?? Morula ?? or even a murex ??


13.
22 mm.
?? Drupella rugosa
(Born, I. von, 1778)
Rugose Drupe


14.
28 mm.
?? Drupella cornus
(Röding, P.F., 1798)


15.
24 mm.
Quite a beach worn specimen
?? Thais intermedia
(Kiener, 1836)
Intermediate Rock Shell


16.
35 mm.
?? Babelomurex (Babelomurex) japonicus
(Dunker, R.W., 1882)
Japanese Latiaxis


17.
45 mm.
?? Vitularia miliaris
(Gmelin, 1791)
Spotted Vitularia
Another very heavy, robust shell

18.
23 mm.
?? Coralliophila erosa
(Röding, 1816)
South Seas Coral-shell


19.
25 mm.

?? Mipus hotei
(Kosuge, S., 1985)
OR 		?? Coralliophila neritoidea
(Lamarck, 1816)
Violet Coral-shell

20.
31 mm.
?? Latiaxis
?? Mipus ovoidea
(Kosuge, S., 1985)

21.
29 mm.
?? Favartia dorothyae
(Emerson & D'Attilio, 1979)
Dorothy's Dwarf Murex

22.
29 mm.


23.
25 mm.
??Hirtomurex winckworthi
(Fulton, H.C., 1930)
?? Babelomurex
(E. A. Smith, 1899)

24.
29 mm.
?? Babelomurex (Echinolatiaxis) sibogae
(Schepman, M.M., 1911)


25.
29 mm.
?? Latiaxis japonicus
(Dunker, 1882 )
Japanese Latiaxis


26.
14 mm.
??Babelomurex (Laevilatiaxis) diadema
(Adams, A., 1854)


27.
16 mm.
?? Latiaxis latipinnatus
(Azuma, M., 1961)
Wide-spined Latiaxis
OR
?? Latiaxis pilsbryi
(Hirase, Y., 1908)
Pilsbry's Latiaxis

28.
13 mm.
??Latiaxis mucatanica
(Kosuge, S., 1979)
OR 		?? Babelomurex (Babelomurex) spinosus
(Hirase, Y., 1908)
Spiny/Pagoda Latiaxis


29.
15 mm.
?? Babelomurex (Lamellatiaxis) miyokoae
(Kosuge, S., 1985)

30.
mm.
?? Latiaxis pilsbryi
(Hirase, Y., 1908)
Pilsbry's Latiaxis
OR 		?? Babelomurex (Babelomurex) hirasei
(Shikama, T., 1964)


31.
19 mm.


32.
8 mm.


33. (see 26)
15 mm.??
Babelomurex (Laevilatiaxis) diadema
(Adams, A., 1854)


34.
16 mm.


35.
20 mm.
?? Morula

36.
20 mm.



37.
18 mm.


38.
14 mm.

I also have a 7 mm spec.



39.
16 mm.

40.
14 mm.



41.
25 mm.
Drupa grossularia
(Röding, 1798)
Digitated/Finger Drupe


42.
mm.

28.
19 mm.
?? Eupleura nitida (Broderip, 1833)
Moved from Bursidae page to Muricidae - Mexican
43.
mm.