Chicoreus microphyllus
Species of gastropod
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Chicoreus microphyllus, common name the curly murex, 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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| Chicoreus microphyllus | |
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| Shell of Chicoreus microphyllus (paralectotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Chicoreus |
| Species: | C. microphyllus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chicoreus microphyllus (Lamarck, 1816) | |
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 124 mm.[2]
Distribution
This species is widespread through the Indo-West Pacific region.[2]
