Chicoreus maurus
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image_caption =Apertural view of Chicoreus maurus
| taxon = Chicoreus maurus
| authority = (Broderip, 1833)
| synonyms =
- Chicoreus colpos Dall, W.H. in Burch, R.D., 1955
- Chicoreus crassivaricosus Reeve, L.A., 1845
- Chicoreus (Triplex) maurus (Broderip, 1833)
- Chicoreus mexicanus Stearns, R.E.C., 1894
- Murex colpos Dall in Burch, 1955
- Murex maurus Broderip, 1833 (basionym)
- Murex mexicanus Stearns, 1894
- Murex steeriae Reeve, 1845
}}
Chicoreus maurus, common name the Maurus murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.{{WRMS species|405909|Chicoreus maurus (Broderip, 1833)||27 June 2011}}
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 95 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along Hawaii, the Marquesas Islands and New Caledonia.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Chicoreus maurus}}
- {{Gastropods.com|key=4|id=404|title=Chicoreus (Triplex) maurus|access-date=27 June 2011}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 1833
Category:Taxa named by William Broderip
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