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Chicoreus spectrum 
Summary
Chicoreus (Triplex) spectrum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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| Subgenus: | Triplex
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| Species: | C. spectrum
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| Chicoreus (Triplex) spectrum (Reeve, 1846)
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Description edit
The shell size varies between 23 mm and 165 mm. Colors can vary from a bright orange, to a reddish brown.
Distribution edit
This uncommon species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil, living at depths from 30–100 metres
References edit
- ^ a b Chicoreus (Triplex) spectrum (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 December 2010.
- Garrigues B. & Lamy D. (2019). Inventaire des Muricidae récoltés au cours de la campagne MADIBENTHOS du MNHN en Martinique (Antilles Françaises) et description de 12 nouvelles espèces des genres Dermomurex, Attilosa, Acanthotrophon, Favartia, Muricopsis et Pygmaepterys (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Xenophora Taxonomy. 23: 22-59
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chicoreus spectrum.
The Chong Chen Archives- Chicoreus Spectrum, ( Reeve 1846)
- Reeve L.A. (1845-1849). Monograph of the genus Murex. In: Conchologia Iconica, vol. 3, pl. 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London.