Scientific name Chicoreus oculatus | Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Muricinae Rank Species | |
Similar Phyllonotus pomum, Phyllonotus, Chicoreus, Muricidae, Murex | ||
Phyllonotus oculatus, common name the oculate 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 adult shell size varies between 50 mm and 124 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, the Lesser Antilles and in the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Eastern Brazil.
References
Phyllonotus oculatus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA