Chicoreus maurus

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

Chicoreus maurus
Apertural view of Chicoreus maurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Chicoreus
Subgenus:
Triplex
Species:
C. maurus
Binomial name
Chicoreus maurus
(Broderip, 1833)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus colpos Dall, W.H. in Burch, R.D., 1955
  • Chicoreus crassivaricosus Reeve, L.A., 1845
  • Chicoreus (Triplex) maurus (Broderip, 1833)
  • Chicoreus mexicanus Stearns, R.E.C., 1894
  • Murex colpos Dall in Burch, 1955
  • Murex maurus Broderip, 1833 (basionym)
  • Murex mexicanus Stearns, 1894
  • Murex steeriae Reeve, 1845

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 95 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along Hawaii, the Marquesas Islands and New Caledonia.

References
  1. Chicoreus maurus (Broderip, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 June 2011.
  • "Chicoreus (Triplex) maurus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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