Thais echinata (Blainville, 1832)
Blainville's spiny rock-shell
photo by Coltro, Marcus

Family:  Muricidae (purpuras, murex and rock shells)
Max. size:  4.5 cm ShH (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Length based on occurence record; to be replaced with better reference. On intertidal rocks (Ref. 799).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:   
 

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