Murex Erinaceus (Linnaeus) Small 216×320 Medium 432×640 Large 691×1024 Download TIFF Original 1620×2400 | (1.3 MB) Description "The genus Murex, or Rock Shells, includes a large number of species, all remarkable for their brilliant colors and somewhat fantastical and varied forms." Keywords cephalous mollusca, Mollis, mollusks, sea shell Galleries Snails and Slugs Source: Hazlitt Alva Cuppy PH.D., Editor Beauties and Wonders of Land and Sea (Springfield, OH: Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick, 1895)