Chicoreus saulii
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| image = Chicoreus saulii 75a.jpg
| image_caption = A shell of Chicoreus saulii
| taxon = Chicoreus saulii
| authority = (Sowerby, 1841)
| synonyms =
- Chicoreus saulii (Sowerby, 1841)
- Murex saulii Sowerby, 1841
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Chicoreus saulii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.{{WRMS species|405924|Chicoreus (Triplex) saulii (Sowerby, 1841)||20 December 2010}}
Description
The shell size varies between 60 mm and 142 mm.
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific Ocean along Japan and Papua New Guinea
References
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- rivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
External links
{{Commons category|Chicoreus saulii}}
- {{Gastropods.com|key=0|id=410|title=Chicoreus (Triplex) saulii|access-date=20 December 2010}}
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