Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Scientific name Boreotrophon candelabrum | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Trophoninae Rank Species | |
Similar Boreotrophon clathratus, Thais malayensis, Purpura bufo, Thais bitubercularis, Orania | ||
Boreotrophon candelabrum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Behavior
B. candelabrum have been known to attack and eat sea scallops by drilling into them.
References
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