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Apple Murex
Phyllonotus pomum
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Lace MurexChicoreus florifer
Giant Atlantic MurexHexaplex fulvescens
Banded Dye-murexHexaplex trunculus
Eastern Oyster DrillUrosalpinx cinerea
Rose MurexVokesimurex rubidus
American Crown ConchMelongena corona
Common WhelkBuccinum undatum
West Indian murexChicoreus brevifrons
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,038 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 39 |
| North Carolina | 29 |
| Alabama | 28 |
| Georgia | 13 |
| South Carolina | 11 |
| Mexico | 7 |
| Yucatan | 5 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 |
| Quintana Roo | 2 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Molluscs · Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropods · Gastropoda |
| Order | Neogastropoda |
| Family | Murex Snails · Muricidae |
| Genus | Phyllonotus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Apple Murex with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.