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Chicoreus
Chicoreus is a genus of medium- to large-sized predatory sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murexes or rock snails.
39 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Ramose Murex
speciesChicoreus ramosus
The Burnt Murex
speciesChicoreus brunneus
Fronded Murex
speciesChicoreus denudatus
Lace Murex
speciesChicoreus florifer
firebrand murex
speciesChicoreus torrefactus
West Indian murex
speciesChicoreus brevifrons
Virgin Murex
speciesChicoreus virgineus
Mangrove Murex
speciesChicoreus capucinus
staghorn murex
speciesChicoreus cornucervi
Chicoreus rosarius
speciesChicoreus rosarius
Chicoreus asianus
speciesChicoreus asianus
Chicoreus saulii
speciesChicoreus saulii
curly murex
speciesChicoreus microphyllus
Chicoreus cervicornis
speciesChicoreus cervicornis
Chicoreus territus
speciesChicoreus territus
Chicoreus laqueatus
speciesChicoreus laqueatus
Chicoreus axicornis
speciesChicoreus axicornis
Chicoreus insularum
speciesChicoreus insularum
Banks' Murex
speciesChicoreus banksii
Chicoreus strigatus
speciesChicoreus strigatus
Chicoreus dovi
speciesChicoreus dovi
Chicoreus miyokoae
speciesChicoreus miyokoae
Chicoreus aculeatus
speciesChicoreus aculeatus
Chicoreus ingridmariae
speciesChicoreus ingridmariae
Chicoreus trivialis
speciesChicoreus trivialis
Chicoreus spectrum
speciesChicoreus spectrum
Chicoreus paini
speciesChicoreus paini
Bundharma’s Murex
speciesChicoreus bundharmai
Chicoreus jessicae
speciesChicoreus jessicae
Chicoreus dunni
speciesChicoreus dunni
Chicoreus maurus
speciesChicoreus maurus
Chicoreus rossiteri
speciesChicoreus rossiteri
Orchid Murex
speciesChicoreus orchidiflorus
long-horned murex
speciesChicoreus damicornis
diver murex
speciesChicoreus mergus
Chicoreus austramosus
speciesChicoreus austramosus
Chicoreus fosterorum
speciesChicoreus fosterorum
smelly murex
speciesChicoreus cnissodus
Chicoreus thomasi
speciesChicoreus thomasi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51767.