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Snipe's Bill Murex This beautiful specimen from my personal shell collection was lightly sketched in pencil, washed with delicate watercolors, and finished with dry-brush technique done using fine brushes. I left the background white paper untouched to focus attention on the intricacies of the shell. Although named for American game birds, the Snipe's Bill or Woodcock Murex, Haustellum haustellum, is an Indo-West Pacific reef-associated gastropod (a single shelled mollusk). The species ranges from East Africa to Melanesia, north to Japan and south to Queensland and New Caledonia The original watercolor, presented in a 1" wide stressed cherry wood frame (double matted in an acid-free tan on rust mat; outer dimension 14" x 17"), is available for $775.00. Limited edition prints and note cards are also available. Click here for availability and price.