Chicoreus aculeatus

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Chicoreus aculeatus
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Five views of a shell of Chicoreus aculeatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Chicoreus
Species:
C. aculeatus
Binomial name
Chicoreus aculeatus
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms [1]
  • Chicoreus (Triplex) aculeatus(Lamarck, 1822)
  • Chicoreus artemisRadwin & D'Attilio, 1976
  • Murex aculeatusLamarck, 1822 (basionym)
Shell of Chicoreus aculeatus (Lamarck, 1822, 35.6 mm in length, tangle nets off Punta Engano, Philippines. Chicoreus artemis.jpg
Shell of Chicoreus aculeatus (Lamarck, 1822, 35.6 mm in length, tangle nets off Punta Engano, Philippines.

Chicoreus aculeatus, common name the pendant murex, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 38 mm and 65 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs along the coast of South Africa and in the Pacific Ocean along the coasts of Japan, the Philippines and the Moluccas.

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<i>Chicoreus virgineus</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Chicoreus capucinus</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Chicoreus axicornis</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Chicoreus denudatus</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Chicoreus microphyllus</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Chicoreus strigatus</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Chicoreus torrefactus</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Hexaplex duplex</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Vokesimurex dolichourus</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Pterynotus</i> Genus of gastropods

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<i>Timbellus</i> Genus of gastropods

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References

  1. 1 2 Houart, R. (2011). Chicoreus aculeatus (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558799 on 2011-11-05