Chicoreus varius

Chicoreus varius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Chicoreus
Species:	C. varius
Binomial name
	Chicoreus varius; (Sowerby II, 1834)
Synonyms
	Chicoreus (Triplex) varius (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834); Chicoreus clausii (Dunker, 1879); Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) varius (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834); Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) varius clausii (Dunker, 1879); Hexaplex varius (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834); Murex clausii Dunker, 1879; Murex varius G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 (original combination); Murex varius var. inops Dautzenberg, 1891; Muricanthus varius (Sowerby II, 1834);

Chicoreus varius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.¹

Description

The shell size varies between 29 mm and 65 mm

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola and Angola.

References

Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.