murex
murex[ˈmjʊərɛks](pl. murices -rɪsiːz 或 murexes)- a predatory tropical marine mollusc, the shell of which bears spines and forms a long narrow canal extending downwards from the aperture
骨螺
- Genus Murex, family Muricidae, class Gastropoda
骨螺属,骨螺科,腹足纲
语源- late 16th cent.: from Latin; perhaps related to Greek muax 'sea mussel'
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