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Chicoreus

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Chicoreus

Higher classification
  
Superfamily
  
Muricoidea

Subfamily
  
Muricinae

Phylum
  
Rank
  
Genus

Chicoreus Chicoreus denudatus

Similar
  
Muricidae, Chicoreus ramosus, Gastropods, Murex, Molluscs

Gklinshells muricidae genus chicoreus


Chicoreus is a genus of medium- to large-sized predatory sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murexes or rock snails.

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Species

Over 100 species are within the genus, with several subgenera, [1] including:

Synonymized species 
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  • Chicoreus adustus Lamarck, 1822 : synonym of Chicoreus (Triplex) brunneus (Link, 1807)
  • Chicoreus akritos Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976 : synonym of Chicoreus (Triplex) microphyllus (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Chicoreus clausii (Dunker, 1879) : synonym of Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) varius clausii (Dunker, 1879)
  • Chicoreus cloveri]' Houart, 1985: represented as Chicoreus (Triplex) cloveri Houart, 1985
  • Chicoreus gubbi (Reeve, 1849) : synonym of Chicocenebra gubbi (Reeve, 1849)
  • Chicoreus guionneti Merle, Garrigues & Pointier, 2002 : synonym of Siratus guionneti (Merle, Garrigues & Pointier, 2001)
  • Chicoreus inflatus (Lamarck, 1822) : synonym of Chicoreus (Chicoreus) ramosus
  • Chicoreus perelegans Vokes, 1965 : synonym of Siratus perelegans (Vokes, 1965)
  • Chicoreus subtilis Houart, 1977 : synonym of Chicoreus (Chicopinnatus) orchidiflorus (Shikama, 1973)
  • Chicoreus superbus (Sowerby, 1889) : synonym of Chicomurex superbus (Sowerby, 1889)
  • Subgenus Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) Swainson, 1833

    In 2011, Phyllonotus was raised to the status of genus from its former state as subgenus of Chicoreus.

    Chicoreus Chicoreus Chicoreus ramosus

  • Chicoreus erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831): synonym of Hexaplex erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831)
  • Chicoreus regius (Swainson, 1821): synonym of Hexaplex regius (Swainson, 1821)

  • Chicoreus Chicoreus Triplex palmarosae

    Chicoreus Chicoreus Chicoreus ramosus

    References

    Chicoreus Wikipedia


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