Chicoreus mergus

Chicoreus mergus
Apertural view of Chicoreus mergus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Chicoreus
Species:
C. mergus
Binomial name
Chicoreus mergus
Vokes, 1974
Synonyms[1]

Chicoreus (Triplex) mergus Vokes, 1974

Chicoreus mergus, common name the diver 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 24 mm and 70 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

References

  1. ^ a b Chicoreus mergus Vokes, 1974. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 June 2011.
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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