Cabbage Murex Shell (4”) knobby The fronds may be clustered

The fronds may be clustered together in a supercolony formed from one or more individual colonies and extending for several metres (yards) across the seabed

Chambered nautilus once dominated the ancient seas of the world

yet inside are canals that house all of the polyps and aid in food distribution

and mature males reaching only about half that size

(not extending outward past the surface of the coral)

Cabbage Murex Shell (4”) knobby The fronds may be clusteredMurex Brassica sea shells are thick, sturdy and heavy, white with brown or caramel stripe markings and pink on the lip and in the creases on the body whorl. They can be found from West Mexico to Peru.