Dicathais orbita (Gmelin, 1791)
White rock shell
Dicathais orbita
photo by Stuart-Smith, Rick

Family:  Muricidae (purpuras, murex and rock shells)
Max. size:  max. reported age: 19 years
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Known from low tide to immediate subtidal, on rock (Ref. 337).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:   
 

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