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Adusta Murex

Chicoreus brunneus (Link 1807)

Chicoreus brunneus

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Chicoreus brunneus, common name the adusta murex, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails.[1]

Subspecies and formae

  • Chicoreus (Triplex) brunneus flavicunda (f) (Perry, G., 1810) [2]
  • Chicoreus (Triplex) brunneus huttoniae (f) Wright, B., 1878 [3]

Description

The adult shell size of this species varies between 25 mm and 115 mm in length.

Distribution

This sea snail is found widely spread in the Indo-West Pacific, and occurs from east Africa to Polynesia, southern Japan, New South Wales and New Caledonia, Australia.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Houart, R. (2010). Chicoreus (Triplex) brunneus (Link, 1807). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=405890 on 2010-11-01
  2. ^ "Chicoreus (Triplex) brunneus flavicunda". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Chicoreus (Triplex) brunneus huttoniae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  4. ^ Poutiers, J. M. (1998). "Gastropods". In Carpenter, K. E.; Niem, V. H. (eds.). The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific Volume 1. Seaweeds, corals, bivalves and gastropods (PDF). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Vol. 1. Rome: FAO. p. 562. ISBN 92-5-104052-4.

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Chicoreus brunneus: Brief Summary

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Chicoreus brunneus, common name the adusta murex, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails.

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