

Venus Comb: Murex Pecten shell
Venus Comb: Murex Pecten shell
Some teeth of the famous comb may be missing
Description
Venus Comb: Murex Pecten shell
The shell of this mollusc is unique because bristling dozens of fine and pointed needles perfectly arranged.
Its siphonal canal is particularly long. Needles protect the animal from predators but also prevent it from sinking into the sand.
Like other molluscs of the genus Mures, this gastropod feeds on other molluscs.
Size averages of the shell: 13 cm
Some teeth of the famous comb may be missing
Sea fan branch - Curved glass box frame - Ref A
Sea fan branch
The sea fan is presented in a thick-bottomed box with curved glass.
Scyphocrinus fossil: Crinoide - 420 million years
Scyphocrinus fossil: Sea lilies - 420 million years.
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Jellyfish under a globe
Sea urchin and siliceous sponge
Shell under a bell
Small-spotted catshark naturalized - Scyliorhinus canicula
Naturalized Small-spotted catshark
Scyliorhinus canicula
Green turbo (or burgo) from Madagascar - Turbo imperialis
Green turbo (or burgo) from Madagascar - Turbo imperialis
Brown sea fan on a base - Brown Whip Coral - Ref A
Brown lace sea fan on a base
Brown Whip Coral
Brownbanded bamboo shark - Chiloscyllium punctatum
Brownbanded bamboo shark
Naturalized
Chiloscyllium punctatum
Shark tooth fossil - Otodus Obliquus - Ref DF2
Shark tooth fossil
Otodus Obliquus dating from the Ypresian: 50 million years ago
Shark tooth fossil - Otodus Obliquus - Ref DF23
Shark tooth fossil
Otodus Obliquus dating from the Ypresian: 50 million years ago
Duo of small Plococidaris verticillata - Sputnik - Sea...
Duo of small Plococidaris verticillata sea urchins
Also known as Sputnik
Under a bell

Venus Comb: Murex Pecten shell
Some teeth of the famous comb may be missing