Chicoreus varius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Chicoreus |
Species: | C. varius |
Binomial name | |
Chicoreus varius (Sowerby II, 1834) | |
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Chicoreus varius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 29 mm and 65 mm
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola and Angola.
References
- ^ Chicoreus varius (Sowerby II, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 April 2012.
- Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. . Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Chicoreus varius |
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