''Chicoreus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of medium- to large-sized
predatory
Predation is a biological interaction in which one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill ...
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s. These are
carnivorous
A carnivore , or meat-eater (Latin, ''caro'', genitive ''carnis'', meaning meat or "flesh" and ''vorare'' meaning "to devour"), is an animal or plant whose nutrition and energy requirements are met by consumption of animal tissues (mainly mu ...
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusc
Mollusca is a phylum of protostome, protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum ...
s in the family
Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With over 1,700 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neog ...
, the murexes or rock snails.
[Bouchet, P.; Houart, R. (2010). Chicoreus Montfort, 1810. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205487 on 2010-11-01]
Species
Over 100 species are within the genus, with several
subgenera
In biology, a subgenus ( subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the ge ...
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including:
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Chicoreus aculeatus''
(Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolo ...
, 1822)
* ''
Chicoreus akritos
''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.Bouchet, P.; Houart, R. (2010). Chicoreus Montfort, 1810. In: Bouchet, P ...
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Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976
*''
Chicoreus allaryi
''Chicoreus allaryi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
Size 7–11 cm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Madagascar
Madagascar ...
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Houart, Quiquandon & Briano, 2004
* ''
Chicoreus androyensis''
Damarco & Briano, 2020
* ''
Chicoreus anosyensis''
Bozzetti, 2013
* ''
Chicoreus aquilus
''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.Bouchet, P.; Houart, R. (2010). Chicoreus Montfort, 1810. In: Bouchet, P ...
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Houart, Moe & C. Chen, 2017
* ''
Chicoreus arbaguil
''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.Bouchet, P.; Houart, R. (2010). Chicoreus Montfort, 1810. In: Bouchet, P ...
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Houart, 2015
*''
Chicoreus asianus
The Asian murex (''Chicoreus asianus'') is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, com ...
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Kuroda, 1942
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Chicoreus austramosus
''Chicoreus austramosus'' is a species of sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxo ...
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Vokes, 1978
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Chicoreus axicornis
''Chicoreus axicornis'', the axicornis murex or centre-horned murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The shell of ''Chicoreus axicornis'' can reach a l ...
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(Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolo ...
, 1822)
*''
Chicoreus banksii
''Chicoreus banksii'', common name the Banks' murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 55 mm and 107 ...
''
(Sowerby II, 1841)
*''
Chicoreus boucheti
''Chicoreus boucheti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
Size 2–4 cm
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia
New Caledo ...
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Houart, 1983
*''
Chicoreus bourguignati
''Chicoreus bourguignati'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 6 and 10 centimeters.
Distribution
This marine speci ...
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(Poirier, 1883)
*''
Chicoreus brevifrons
''Chicoreus brevifrons'', common name the West Indian murex, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails.Houart, R. (2011). Chicoreus brevifrons (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: Wo ...
''
(Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolo ...
, 1822)
* ''
Chicoreus brianbaileyi
''Chicoreus brianbaileyi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Chicoreus brianbaileyi (Mühlhäusser, 1984). Accessed through: Wo ...
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(Mühlhäusser, 1984)
*''
Chicoreus brunneus
''Chicoreus brunneus'', common name the adusta murex, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails.
Subspecies and formae
* ''Chicoreus'' (''Triplex'') ''brunneus'' ''flavicunda'' ( ...
''
(Link, 1807)
*''
Chicoreus bullisi''
Vokes, 1974
*''
Chicoreus bundharmai''
Houart, 1992
* ''
Chicoreus capucinus''
Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolo ...
, 1822
*''
Chicoreus cervicornis''
(Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolo ...
, 1822)
*''
Chicoreus cloveri''
(Houart, 1985)
*''
Chicoreus cnissodus''
(Euthyme, 1889)
* ''
Chicoreus cornucervi''
(Röding, 1798)
*''
Chicoreus corrugatus''
Sowerby II, 1841
*''
Chicoreus cosmani''
Abbott & Finlay, 1979
*''
Chicoreus crosnieri''
Houart, 1985
*''
Chicoreus damicornis''
(Hedley, 1903)
* ''
Chicoreus denudatus''
(Perry, 1811)
* ''
Chicoreus dharmai''
Houart, 2015
* ''
Chicoreus dodongi''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Chicoreus dovi''
Houart, 1984
* ''
Chicoreus dunni''
Petuch, 1987
* ''
Chicoreus duyenae
''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.Bouchet, P.; Houart, R. (2010). Chicoreus Montfort, 1810. In: Bouchet, P ...
''
Thach, 2016
* ''
Chicoreus elisae''
Bozzetti, 1991
* ''
Chicoreus exuberans''
Cossignani, 2004
* ''
Chicoreus felicitatis''
Bozzetti, 2011
* ''
Chicoreus florifer''
(Reeve, 1846)
* ''
Chicoreus fosterorum''
Houart, 1989
* ''
Chicoreus franchii''
Cossignani, 2005
* ''
Chicoreus franzettiae''
Houart, 2019
* ''
Chicoreus giadae''
Cossignani, 2016
* ''
Chicoreus groschi''
Vokes, 1978
* ''
Chicoreus guillei
''Chicoreus guillei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion
Réunion (; ; ; known as ...
''
Houart, 1985
* ''
Chicoreus ingridmariae''
Houart, 2010
* ''
Chicoreus insularum''
(Pilsbry, 1921)
* ''
Chicoreus janae''
Houart, 2013
* ''
Chicoreus jessicae''
Houart, 2008
* ''
Chicoreus kahlbrocki''
Houart & Lorenz, 2020
* ''
Chicoreus kaitomoei''
Houart, Moe & C. Chen, 2017
* ''
Chicoreus kantori''
Houart & Héros, 2013
* ''
Chicoreus laqueatus''
(Sowerby II, 1841)
* † ''
Chicoreus lawsi''
(P. A. Maxwell, 1971)
* ''
Chicoreus leali''
Thach, 2016
* ''
Chicoreus litos''
Vokes, 1978
* ''
Chicoreus loebbeckei''
(Kobelt, 1879)
* ''
Chicoreus longicornis
''Chicoreus longicornis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 75 mm.
Distribution
This marine ...
''
(Dunker, 1864)
* ''
Chicoreus lorenzi''
Houart, 2009
* ''
Chicoreus maurus
''Chicoreus maurus'', common name the Maurus murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 95 mm ...
''
(Broderip, 1833)
* ''
Chicoreus mergus''
Vokes, 1974
* ''
Chicoreus microphyllus''
(Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolo ...
, 1816)
* ''
Chicoreus miyokoae''
(Kosuge, 1979)
* ''
Chicoreus mocki''
Beals, 1997
* ''
Chicoreus monicae''
Bozzetti, 2001
* ''
Chicoreus nobilis''
Shikama, 1977
* ''
Chicoreus orchidiflorus'' Shikama, 1973
* ''
Chicoreus paini''
Houart, 1983
* ''
Chicoreus palmarosae''
(Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolo ...
, 1822)
* ''
Chicoreus paucifrondosus''
Houart, 1988
* ''
Chicoreus peledi''
Vokes, 1978
* ''
Chicoreus pisori''
Houart, 2007
* ''
Chicoreus rachelcarsonae''
Petuch, 1987
* ''
Chicoreus ramosus
''Chicoreus ramosus'', common name the ramose murex or branched murex, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails. It is considered an economy, economically important ...
''
(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...
)
* ''
Chicoreus roberti''
Bozzetti, 2015
* ''
Chicoreus rossiteri''
(Crosse, 1872)
* ''
Chicoreus rubescens''
(Broderip, 1833)
* ''
Chicoreus ryosukei''
Shikama, 1978
* ''
Chicoreus ryukyuensis''
Shikama, 1978
* ''
Chicoreus saulii
''Chicoreus saulii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 60 mm and 142 mm.
Distribution
This species is distribut ...
''
(Sowerby II, 1841)
* ''
Chicoreus setionoi''
Houart, 2001
* ''
Chicoreus solangeae
''Chicoreus'' is a genus of medium- to large-sized predatory sea snails. These are carnivore, carnivorous marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murexes or rock snails.Bouchet, P.; Houart, R. (2010). Chicoreus Mont ...
''
Bozzetti, 2014
* ''
Chicoreus spectrum''
(Reeve, 1846)
* ''
Chicoreus strigatus''
(Reeve, 1849)
* ''
Chicoreus subpalmatus''
Houart, 1988
* ''
Chicoreus territus''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Chicoreus teva''
Houart & Lorenz, 2016
* ''
Chicoreus thomasi''
(Crosse, 1872)
* ''
Chicoreus torrefactus''
(Sowerby II, 1841)
* ''
Chicoreus trivialis''
(A. Adams, 1854)
* ''
Chicoreus varius''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)
* ''
Chicoreus virgineus''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''
Chicoreus woelflingi''
T. Cossignani, 2024
* †''
Chicoreus xestos''
(E. Vokes, 1974)
* ''
Chicoreus zululandensis''
Houart, 1989
;Synonymized species :
*''Chicoreus adustus'' Lamarck, 1822 : synonym of ''Chicoreus (Triplex) brunneus'' (Link, 1807)
*''Chicoreus akritos'' Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976 : synonym of ''Chicoreus (Triplex) microphyllus'' (Lamarck, 1816)
*''Chicoreus clausii'' (Dunker, 1879) : synonym of ''Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) varius clausii'' (Dunker, 1879)
*''Chicoreus cloveri'' Houart, 1985: represented as ''Chicoreus (Triplex) cloveri'' Houart, 1985
*''Chicoreus gubbi'' (Reeve, 1849) : synonym of ''
Chicocenebra gubbi'' (Reeve, 1849)
*''Chicoreus guionneti'' Merle, Garrigues & Pointier, 2002 : synonym of ''
Siratus guionneti
''Siratus guionneti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 35 mm and 65 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in th ...
'' (Merle, Garrigues & Pointier, 2001)
*''Chicoreus inflatus'' (Lamarck, 1822) : synonym of ''Chicoreus (Chicoreus) ramosus''
*''Chicoreus perelegans'' Vokes, 1965 : synonym of ''
Siratus perelegans'' (Vokes, 1965)
*''Chicoreus subtilis'' Houart, 1977 : synonym of ''Chicoreus (Chicopinnatus) orchidiflorus'' (Shikama, 1973)
*''Chicoreus superbus'' (Sowerby, 1889) : synonym of ''
Chicomurex superbus'' (Sowerby, 1889)
;Subgenus ''Chicoreus'' (''
Phyllonotus'')
Swainson, 1833
In 2011, ''Phyllonotus'' was raised to the status of genus from its former state as subgenus of ''Chicoreus''.
[Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) ''Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae''. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 114]
*''Chicoreus erythrostomus'' (Swainson, 1831): synonym of ''
Hexaplex erythrostomus'' (Swainson, 1831)
*''Chicoreus regius'' (Swainson, 1821): synLamarckonym of ''
Hexaplex regius'' (Swainson, 1821)
References
External links
Chicoreus ramosus at zipcodezoo (archived fro
the original
* Another taxonomy a
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Muricinae