Chicoreus mergus

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]

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

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. Chicoreus mergus Vokes, 1974. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 June 2011.
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  • "Chicoreus (Triplex) mergus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 28 June 2011.


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