Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Muricinae Scientific name Chicoreus spectrum Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Genus Chicoreus Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Chicoreus, Chicoreus axicornis, Chicoreus saulii, Chicoreus microphyllus, Chicoreus banksii | ||
Chicoreus (Triplex) spectrum 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 shell size varies between 23 mm and 165 mm
Distribution
This uncommon species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean along Brazil, living at depths from 30-100 metres
References
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