Chicoreus varius
| Chicoreus varius | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Muricinae |
| Genus: | Chicoreus |
| Species: | C. varius |
| Binomial name | |
| Chicoreus varius (Sowerby II, 1834) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chicoreus varius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
References
- 1 2 Chicoreus varius (Sowerby II, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 April 2012.
- Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandà o, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
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