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Chicomurex
Sign in to saveChicomurex is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyMuricidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 28
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Muricidae
- Collections
- NHMUK, MNHN, UF, AM, WAM, SAMA
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Canal Du Mozambique, Vanuatu, Australie, Australia, Japan, Unknown Or Invalid
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{{Automatic taxobox |image = Chicomurex venustulus 001.jpg |image_caption = Chicomurex venustulus |display_parents = 3 |taxon = Chicomurex |authority = Arakawa, 1964{ |synonyms_ref = |synonyms = Chicoreus (Chicomurex) Arakawa, 1964 |type_species = Murex superbus |type_species_authority = Sowerby III, 1889 }}
Chicomurex is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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