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Chicoreus brunneus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Muricoidea

Subfamily
  
Muricinae

Scientific name
  
Chicoreus brunneus

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Muricidae

Genus
  
Chicoreus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

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Similar
  
Chicoreus, Chicoreus torrefactus, Chicoreus axicornis, Chicoreus aculeatus, Chicoreus ramosus

Chicoreus brunneus, common name the adusta murex, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails.

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Subspecies and formae

  • Chicoreus (Triplex) brunneus australiensis (f) (Adams, A., 1854)
  • Chicoreus (Triplex) brunneus flavicunda (f) (Perry, G., 1810)
  • Chicoreus (Triplex) brunneus huttoniae (f) Wright, B., 1878
  • Chicoreus (Triplex) brunneus oligacanthus (f) (Euthyme, 1889)

    • Description

    The adult shell size of this species varies between 25 mm and 115 mm in length.

    Distribution

    This sea snail is found widely spread in the Indo-West Pacific, and occurs from east Africa to Polynesia, southern Japan, New South Wales and New Caledonia, Australia.

    References

    Chicoreus brunneus Wikipedia
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