Chicoreus maurus

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Chicoreus maurus
Chicoreus maurus 002.jpg
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:
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

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]

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. ^ a b Chicoreus maurus (Broderip, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 June 2011.

External links[]

  • "Chicoreus (Triplex) maurus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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