Chicoreus spectrum

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Chicoreus (Triplex) spectrum
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Chicoreus spectrum
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C. spectrum
Binomial name
Chicoreus (Triplex) spectrum
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms [1]
  • Chicoreus (Triplex) spectrum(Reeve, 1846)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Murex (Chicoreus) argoClench & Farfante, 1945
  • Murex argo Clench & Farfante, 1945
  • Murex imbricatusHiggins & Marratt, 1877
  • Murex spectrumReeve, 1846

Chicoreus (Triplex) spectrum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]

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Description

The shell size varies between 23 mm and 165 mm. Colors can vary from a bright orange, to a reddish brown.

Distribution

This uncommon species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil, living at depths from 30–100 metres

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References

The Chong Chen Archives- Chicoreus Spectrum, ( Reeve 1846)