Biology:Chicoreus saulii
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Chicoreus saulii | |
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A shell of Chicoreus saulii | |
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Subgenus: | Triplex
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Species: | C. saulii
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Chicoreus saulii (Sowerby, 1841)
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Chicoreus saulii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 60 mm and 142 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific Ocean along Japan and Papua New Guinea
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chicoreus (Triplex) saulii (Sowerby, 1841). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 December 2010.
- rivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
External links
- "Chicoreus (Triplex) saulii" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/0/Shell_410.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q3704703 entry