Chicomurex superbus
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| image = Chicomurex superbus 01.jpg
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| genus = Chicomurex
| species = superbus
| authority = (Sowerby III, 1889)
| synonyms =
- Chicomurex problematicus (Lan, 1981)
- Chicoreus superbus (Sowerby III, 1889)
- Murex superbus Sowerby, 1889
- Phyllonotus superbus (Sowerby, 1889)
- Phyllonotus superbus problematicus Lan, 1981 (original combination)
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Chicomurex superbus, the superb murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.{{WRMS species|405857|Chicomurex superbus (Sowerby, 1889)||1 November 2010}}
Description
The shell size varies between 40 mm and 85 mm with the average size being 62 mm
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Distribution
This species is found amongst seamounts and knolls in the Mascarene Basin, along North Queensland and Japan.
References
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- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 110
External links
- {{Gastropods.com|key=6|id=396|title=Chicomurex (Chicomurex) superbus|access-date=1 November 2010}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 1889
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