Pūpū Tarataratea (Spiny Murex)

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Two white/off-white/cream spiny murex shells (Polrieria zealandica), spindle-shaped with spikes along some of the edges and ridges which encircle the shell.

Measurements

27mm (height), 80mm (width), 33mm (depth)

Accession number

0630/06

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Creative Commons - CC-BY

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Poirieria zelandica Poirieria Gastropoda Mollusca Animalia Linnean System

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Pūpū Tarataratea (Spiny Murex)

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