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Chicoreus microphyllus Curly Murex , Scorched Murex

Chicoreus microphyllus is commonly referred to as Curly Murex , Scorched Murex. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Murex (Chicoreus Microphyllus), Thailand Andaman Sea February 2008


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lexID:
11229 
AphiaID:
208131 
Scientific:
Chicoreus microphyllus 
German:
Stachelschnecke 
English:
Curly Murex , Scorched Murex 
Category:
Escargots de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricidae (Family) > Chicoreus (Genus) > microphyllus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lamarck, ), 1816 
Occurrence:
Indo Pacific, Madagascar, New Caledonia, Réunion , Thailand, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
0 - 33 Meter 
Size:
1.18" - 4.72" (3,5cm - 12,4cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Invertebrates, Predatory 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Chicoreus aculeatus
  • Chicoreus akritos
  • Chicoreus allaryi
  • Chicoreus anosyensis
  • Chicoreus arbaguil
  • Chicoreus asianus
  • Chicoreus austramosus
  • Chicoreus axicornis
  • Chicoreus banksii
  • Chicoreus boucheti
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2017-11-20 19:05:56 

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Chicoreus microphyllus (Lamarck, 1816)

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.

Chicoreus microphyllus, commonly known as the Curly Murex or Scorched Murex is widespread through the Indo-West Pacific region.Curly Murex is a predatory sea snail.

Synonyms:
Chicoreus (Triplex) microphyllus (Lamarck, 1816)
Chicoreus poirieri Jousseaume, 1881
Murex jousseaumei Poirier, 1883
Murex microphyllus Lamarck, 1816

External links

  1. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Gastropods (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Murex (Chicoreus Microphyllus), Thailand Andaman Sea February 2008

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