Editing Hexaplex trunculus (section)

==Shell description==
[[File:Hexaplex Trunculus.jpg|right|thumb|Compilations of commonly found species of ''Hexaplex trunculus'']]
''Hexaplex trunculus'' has a broadly conical shell about 4 to 10&nbsp;cm long.  It has a rather high spire with seven angulated [[whorl (mollusc)|whorl]]s, and the shell is formed similar to the shape of a fish. The shell is variable in sculpture and coloring with dark banding, in four varieties. The ribs sometimes develop thickenings or spines and give the shell a rough appearance. The shell is often covered in algae, which camouflages it, making it appear very similar to the seabed.  
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Mušle.jpg|Apertural view of a shell
Mušle (2).jpg|Dorsal view of a shell
Hexaplex Trunculus camouflaged in sea fouling.png|''Hexaplex trunculus'' camouflaged in [[microalgae]]
Muricidae - Hexaplex trunculus conglobatus.JPG|Fossil shell of ''Hexaplex trunculus conglobatus'' from Pliocene
קונכיות ארגמונים מתקופת הברזל II (מאות 7-10 לפנה"ס).jpg|Murex shells from the Iron Age II period (10th–7th centuries BCE) with ancient remains of purple on the shards seen on the right
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