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Phyllonotus oculatus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Muricidae

Scientific name
  
Chicoreus oculatus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

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