Biology:Chicomurex venustulus

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Chicomurex venustulus
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Chicomurex venustulus
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C. venustulus
Binomial name
Chicomurex venustulus
(Rehder & Wilson, 1975)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus (Chicomurex) venustulus Rehder & Wilson, 1975
  • Chicoreus gloriosus Shikama, 1977

Chicomurex venustulus, common name the charming murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 72 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along Réunion, in the Pacific Ocean along the Marquesas Islands and the Philippines , and in the South China Sea along Vietnam.

References

  • Rehder, H.A. & Wilson, B. R., 1975. New species of marine mollusks from Pitcairn Island and the Marquesas. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 203: 1-16
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 110

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5096473 entry