Chicoreus palma-rosea (D)

The superbly beautiful ‘Rose Branched Murex’ from Sri Lanka.

Size approx 94 mm – data sent with shell.

If you have seen new rose bush leaves sprouting, you can see why it’s common name is so apt !!  Now relatively uncommon. It takes hours of patient removal of marine debris which  almost entirely hides the stunning colours and fronds, etc !