Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Muricinae Scientific name Chicoreus globosus Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Genus Phyllonotus Phylum Mollusca | |
Similar Phyllonotus, Phyllonotus margaritensis, Phyllonotus pomum, Chicoreus florifer, Vokesimurex | ||
Phyllonotus globosus, common name : the Globular Apple 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 70 mm and 110 mm.
Distribution
This species is found in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela.
References
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