Chicoreus mergus
Appearance
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
[edit]The size of an adult shell varies between 24 mm and 70 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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
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- "Chicoreus (Triplex) mergus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 28 June 2011.