Chicoreus microphyllus
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Chicoreus microphyllus, common name the curly 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 35 mm and 124 mm.[2]
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Distribution
This species is widespread through the Indo-West Pacific region.[2]
References
- ^ a b Chicoreus microphyllus (Lamarck, 1816). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 June 2011.
- ^ a b http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_2933.shtml
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
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