Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Muricinae Rank Species | Genus Chicoreus | |
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Similar Chicoreus, Chicoreus maurus, Chicoreus nobilis, Chicoreus banksii, Chicoreus denudatus |
Chicoreus microphyllus, common name the curly 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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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 124 mm.
Distribution
This species is widespread through the Indo-West Pacific region.
References
Chicoreus microphyllus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA