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Chicoreus saulii

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Chicoreus saulii
A shell of Chicoreus saulii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Chicoreus
Species:
C. saulii
Binomial name
Chicoreus saulii
(Sowerby, 1841)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus saulii (Sowerby, 1841)
  • Murex saulii Sowerby, 1841

Chicoreus saulii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

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The shell size varies between 60 mm and 142 mm.

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific Ocean along Japan and Papua New Guinea

References

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  • rivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
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  • "Chicoreus (Triplex) saulii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 20 December 2010.