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Family Muricidae

WESTERN ATLANTIC

Phyllonotus pomum



Blue Heron Bridge, Florida, 5 feet
 

APPLE MUREX

Common under stones on rocky reefs where it drills into other mollusks, often in clusters.  Extremely variable in form and color, typically encrusted with coralline algae.  Attains 5 inches.  North Carolina to Brazil.  Formerly known as Chicoreus pomum.