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can reach a size of 60–223 millimetres (2.4–8.8 in). These snails are massive and spinose and they are the largest muricid snails of the
Western Atlantic (hence the common name). They have several straight or bifurcate spines arranged in 6-10 radial rows with spiraling ridges. Snail surface may
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These quite uncommon sea snails live at depths of 0 to 80 m. In fact, they commonly can be found in deeper waters, but they can also be found in shallow inshore waters. Commercial scallop operations out of
Florida sometimes trawl this species in 100 - 120 feet depth.
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This species is native to the western
Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Cape Canaveral, Florida and it is also present in the Gulf of Mexico from Florida west to Texas.
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350:Description
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