Chicoreus mergus
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| Chicoreus mergus | |
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| Apertural view of Chicoreus mergus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Chicoreus |
| Species: | C. mergus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chicoreus mergus Vokes, 1974 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chicoreus (Triplex) mergus Vokes, 1974 | |
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]
The size of an adult shell varies between 24 mm and 70 mm.
