Common name : Purpura marginalba
Scientific name : Tenguella marginalba
Family : Muricidae
Native to : Australia and Indo-Pacific region
Conservation status : Not Evaluated
The mulberry oyster borer is a sea snail that has a strong, conical shell with 5 rows of purple or blackish, square nodules giving it a mulberry appearance. True to its name, it drills holes in its victim’s shell with its rough tongue and the sulphuric acid in its saliva dissolves the shell. It feeds on oysters, tubeworms, molluscs and barnacles.