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]
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| Apertural view of Chicoreus mergus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Chicoreus |
| Species: | C. mergus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chicoreus mergus Vokes, 1974
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chicoreus (Triplex) mergus Vokes, 1974 | |
Description
editThe size of an adult shell varies between 24 mm and 70 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
References
edit- ^ a b Chicoreus mergus Vokes, 1974. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 June 2011.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
External links
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- "Chicoreus (Triplex) mergus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
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