Biology:Chicoreus mergus
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Chicoreus mergus | |
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Apertural view of Chicoreus mergus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Chicoreus |
Species: | C. mergus
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Binomial name | |
Chicoreus mergus Vokes, 1974
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Synonyms[1] | |
Chicoreus (Triplex) mergus Vokes, 1974 |
Chicoreus mergus, common name the diver 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 24 mm and 70 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chicoreus mergus Vokes, 1974. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 June 2011.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
External links
- "Chicoreus (Triplex) mergus" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_2923.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q3165669 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicoreus mergus.
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