Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Muricinae Scientific name Chicoreus florifer Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Genus Chicoreus Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Chicoreus, Phyllonotus pomum, Chicoreus axicornis, Chicoreus brevifrons, Chicoreus aculeatus | ||
Chicoreus (Triplex) florifer, common name : the flowery lace murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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Subspecies and formae
Description
The shell size varies between 35 mm and 93 mm. This shell is relatively elongate or fusoid and has a typical muricid outline. Three axial varices are present along its body whorl, each one ornamented by a characteristic row of leafy spines. Between the varices there is a shouldered axial rib. Aperture is small and subcircular. The outer apertural lip is dentate. The surface of the shell may be cream, pale rust-brown or deep brownish black. The interior is usually white.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and along North Carolina, Florida and the Bahamas.