Biology:Chicoreus maurus
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Chicoreus maurus | |
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Apertural view of Chicoreus maurus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Chicoreus |
Species: | C. maurus
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Binomial name | |
Chicoreus maurus (Broderip, 1833)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Chicoreus maurus, common name the Maurus 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 25 mm and 95 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along Hawaii, the Marquesas Islands and New Caledonia.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chicoreus maurus (Broderip, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 June 2011.
External links
- "Chicoreus (Triplex) maurus" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_404.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q5096536 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicoreus maurus.
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