Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Muricinae Scientific name Chicoreus aculeatus Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Genus Chicoreus Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Chicoreus, Chicoreus axicornis, Chicoreus brunneus, Chicoreus banksii, Chicomurex | ||
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.
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 38 mm and 65 mm.
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
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