Chicoreus aculeatus
Five views of a shell of Chicoreus aculeatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Chicoreus
Species:
C. aculeatus
Binomial name
Chicoreus aculeatus
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus (Triplex) aculeatus (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Chicoreus artemis Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976
  • Murex aculeatus Lamarck, 1822 (basionym)
Shell of Chicoreus aculeatus (Lamarck, 1822, 35.6 mm in length, tangle nets off Punta Engano, Philippines.

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

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 38 mm and 78 mm.

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Distribution

This species occurs along the coast of South Africa and in the Pacific Ocean along the coasts of Japan, the Philippines and the Moluccas.

References

  1. ^ a b Houart, R. (2011). Chicoreus aculeatus (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558799 on 2011-11-05

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