| Chicoreus spectrum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Chicoreus |
| Species: | C. spectrum |
| Binomial name | |
| Chicoreus spectrum (Reeve, 1846) | |
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Chicoreus spectrum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]
The shell size varies between 23 mm and 165 mm. Colors can vary from a bright orange, to a reddish brown.
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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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