Chicoreus florifer
| Chicoreus florifer | |
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| Shell of Chicoreus florifer from Bahamas at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Chicoreus |
| Species: | C. florifer |
| Binomial name | |
| Chicoreus florifer (Reeve, 1846) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chicoreus florifer, common name : the flowery lace murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Subspecies and formae
[edit]- Chicoreus florifer arenarius (f) Clench, W.J. & I. Pérez Farfante, 1945[2]
- Chicoreus florifer dilectus (f) (Adams, A., 1855):[3] the Florida lace murex (synonyms : Chicoreus florifer rachelcarsonae (f) Petuch, E.J., 1987; Chicoreus rachelcarsonae Petuch, E.J., 1987)
- Chicoreus florifer emilyae (f) Petuch, E.J., 1987[4]
Description
[edit]The shell size varies between 35 and 93 mm (1.4 and 3.7 in). This shell is relatively elongate or fusoid and has a typical muricid outline. Three axial varices are present along its body whorl, each one ornamented by a characteristic row of leafy spines. Between the varices there is a shouldered axial rib. Aperture is small and subcircular. The outer apertural lip is dentate. The surface of the shell may be cream, pale rust-brown or deep brownish black. The interior is usually white.
Distribution
[edit]This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and along North Carolina, Florida and the Bahamas.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Chicoreus (Triplex) florifer (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2010.
- ↑ Gastropods.com : Chicoreus (Triplex) florifer arenarius Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine; accessed : 1 November 2010
- ↑ "Chicoreus (Triplex) florifer dilectus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- ↑ "Chicoreus (Triplex) florifer emilyae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
Further reading
[edit]- 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.
- George E. Radwin, Anthony D'Attilio Murex Shells of the World: An Illustrated Guide to the Muricidae - Page 37
External links
[edit]- "Chicoreus (Triplex) florifer". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
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