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Murex trunculus or Hermit crab?

Spesso facendo snorkeling capita di trovare qualche conchiglia e nel Mediterraneo è facile incontrare la conchiglia del Murice solo che non sempre ci troviamo dentro il mollusco, Murex trunculus o Hexaplex trunculus, ma il classico Paguro che si è appropriato di una casa più grande, più bella ma soprattutto più sicura. Murex trunculus Hermit crab Murice Paguro www.intotheblue.it ...
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Red-mouthed rock shell

In this short video we show you how the the Red-mouthed rock shell manages to regain its natural position. The diver turns the shell upside down and the frightened snail withdraws to its interior, but when it no longer feels disturbed, it goes out and slowly manages to turn again returning to its natural position. 
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Murex - Hexaplex Trunculus

The Murex, Hexaplex trunculus (also known as Murex trunculus, Phyllonotus trunculus,) is a medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex  shells or rock snails. This sea snail is historically important because its hypobranchial gland secretes a mucus used to create a distinctive purple-blue.