Chicoreus mergus

Chicoreus mergus
Apertural view of Chicoreus mergus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Chicoreus
Subgenus: Triplex
Species: C. mergus
Binomial name
Chicoreus mergus
Vokes, 1974
Synonyms[1]

Chicoreus (Triplex) mergus Vokes, 1974

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

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 24 mm and 70 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

References

  1. 1 2 Chicoreus mergus Vokes, 1974.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 June 2011.
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