Chicoreus rachelcarsonae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Chicoreus rachelcarsonae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Chicoreus |
| Species: | C. rachelcarsonae
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| Binomial name | |
| Chicoreus rachelcarsonae Petuch, 1987
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chicoreus rachelcarsonae Petuch, 1987 | |
Description
editOriginal description: "Shell delicate, very frondose, with 3 varices per whorl; one large knob along shoulder between varices; varix with 5 spines; spines often frondose; siphonal canal with 3 large spines; spine on shoulder largest; spire high and elevated; shell color pink or pale salmon-orange overlaid with numerous fine, pale tan spiral threads; spines often darker pinkish red or orange-red; protoconch and early whorls bright orange-red; siphonal canal completely closed."[2]
Distribution
editLocus typicus: "(Trawled from) 150 metres depth, 50 kilometres South of Apalachicola, Florida, USA."[3]
Habitat
editThis rare Gulf of Mexico species lives on coralline algal sea floors.
References
edit- ^ a b Chicoreus rachelcarsonae Petuch, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 13. Publ: CERF
- ^ Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 13. Publ: CERF
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