Australian Trumpet ( False Trumpet) Shell Syrinx aruanus
The largest living snail (shelled gastropod) species in the world, and arguably the largest (heaviest) gastropod in the world. Synonyms Syrinx: megalatractus Murex aruanus Linnaeus, 1758 Megalatractus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) Murex gigas Born, 1780 Fusus proboscidiferus Lamarck, 1822 Cerithium brazieri Tryon, 1887
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