Chicoreus torrefactus

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Chicoreus torrefactus
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C. torrefactus
Binomial name
Chicoreus torrefactus
(Sowerby, 1841)
Synonyms [1]
  • Chicoreus (Chicoreus) kilburniHouart & Pain, 1982
  • Chicoreus (Triplex) torrefactus(Sowerby II, 1841)
  • Chicoreus rubiginosus(Reeve, 1845)
  • Murex affinisReeve, 1846
  • Murex benedictinusLobbecke, 1879
  • Murex rochebruniPoirier, 1883
  • Murex rubiginosusReeve, 1845
  • Murex torrefactusSowerby, 1841
  • Murex tubulatusMörch, 1852
Shell of Chicoreus torrefactus (Sowerby, 1841) measuring 102.2 mm in height, found on rocks in shallow water at Minabe, in Japan. Chicoreus torrefactus.jpg
Shell of Chicoreus torrefactus (Sowerby, 1841) measuring 102.2 mm in height, found on rocks in shallow water at Minabe, in Japan.

Chicoreus torrefactus, common name the firebrand murex, 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 size of an adult shell varies between 60 mm and 160 mm. This common species of sea snail is often used for food and shellcraft. In some localities, populations have been greatly reduced because of over collecting. [2] The specie can also be found in shallow subtidal waters.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Chagos, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Tanzania and Durban, South Africa.

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References

  1. 1 2 Chicoreus torrefactus (Sowerby, 1841) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
  2. "Chicoreus torrefactus, Fireband murex". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2 July 2022.