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Chicoreus brevifrons Murex Shell

Chicoreus brevifrons is commonly referred to as Murex Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Chicoreus brevifrons © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland


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lexID:
6039 
AphiaID:
558803 
Scientific:
Chicoreus brevifrons 
German:
Kurzdornige Stachelschnecke 
English:
Murex Shell 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricidae (Family) > Chicoreus (Genus) > brevifrons (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lamarck, ), 1822 
Occurrence:
Columbia, Cuba, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Venezuela 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
up to 5.91" (15 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, 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:
2021-05-21 13:41:34 

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Chicoreus brevifrons (Lamarck, 1822)

Chicoreus brevifrons lives in sheltered bays and lagoons an mangroves on mud.

This snail feed on mussels and other snails, thats why it livs in the lagoon next to oysters. The color of the shell is variable.

Synonymised names;
Chicoreus (Chicoreus) vokesae Macsotay & Campos, 2001 (synonym)
Chicoreus (Triplex) brevifrons (Lamarck, 1822)· accepted, alternate representation
Murex approximatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1879 (synonym)
Murex brevifrons Lamarck, 1822 (original combination)
Murex crassivaricosa Reeve, 1845 (synonym)
Murex elongatus Lamarck, 1822 (invalid: junior homonym of Murex elongatus [Lightfoot], 1786)
Murex pudoricolor Reeve, 1845 (synonym)
Murex purpuratus Reeve, 1846 (synonym)
Murex spectrum var. incertum Nowell-Usticke, 1969 (synonym)
Murex toupiollei Bernardi, 1860 (synonym)

External links

  1. Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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