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Phyllonotus globosus

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Kingdom
  
Superfamily
  
Muricoidea

Subfamily
  
Muricinae

Scientific name
  
Chicoreus globosus

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Family
  
Genus
  
Phylum
  
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

Phyllonotus globosus Wikipedia


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