Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Scientific name Chicoreus decorus | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Muricinae Rank Species | |
Similar Phyllonotus, Phyllonotus margaritensis, Phyllonotus pomum, Chicoreus, Muricidae | ||
Phyllonotus peratus 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 45 mm and 66 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean between Mexico and Panama.
References
Phyllonotus peratus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA