Chicoreus virgineus
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Chicoreus virgineus, common name the virgin 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 60 mm and 160 mm.
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Distribution
This species is distributed from the Red Sea to the Bay of Bengal.
References
- ^ a b Chicoreus virgineus (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 June 2011.
External links
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