Chicomurex venustulus

Chicomurex venustulus, common name the charming murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Chicomurex venustulus
Chicomurex venustulus
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C. venustulus
Binomial name
Chicomurex venustulus
(Rehder & Wilson, 1975)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus (Chicomurex) venustulus Rehder & Wilson, 1975
  • Chicoreus gloriosus Shikama, 1977

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 72 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along RĂ©union, in the Pacific Ocean along the Marquesas Islands and the Philippines, and in the South China Sea along Vietnam.

References

  • Rehder, H.A. & Wilson, B. R., 1975. New species of marine mollusks from Pitcairn Island and the Marquesas. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 203: 1-16
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 110
  • "Chicomurex venustulus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 June 2011.


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