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Chicomurex superbus

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Chicomurex superbus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Chicomurex
Species:
C. superbus
Binomial name
Chicomurex superbus
(Sowerby III, 1889)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicomurex problematicus (Lan, 1981)
  • Chicoreus superbus (Sowerby III, 1889)
  • Murex superbus Sowerby, 1889
  • Phyllonotus superbus (Sowerby, 1889)
  • Phyllonotus superbus problematicus Lan, 1981 (original combination)

Chicomurex superbus, the superb murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

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The shell size varies between 40 mm and 85 mm with the average size being 62 mm

Distribution

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This species is found amongst seamounts and knolls in the Mascarene Basin, along North Queensland and Japan.

References

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  1. ^ a b Chicomurex superbus (Sowerby, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2010.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 110
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  • "Chicomurex (Chicomurex) superbus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 November 2010.