Florent's Guide To The
South Florida Reefs
West Indian Murex
Chicoreus brevifrons
Location: Bonaire
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West Indian Murex
Category:
Murex
Scientific Name:
Chicoreus brevifrons
Size:
Up to 6in. (16 cm)
Depth:
10-80 ft. (3-25 m)
Distribution:
Caribbean, Florida Keys, Gulf of America
Mollusca
(Phylum)
└
Gastropoda
(Class)
└
Caenogastropoda
(Subclass)
└
Neogastropoda
(Order)
└
Muricidae
(Family)
└
Chicoreus
(Genus)
└
C. brevifrons
(Species)
WoRMS ID: 558803🔗
iNaturalist ID: 292586🔗
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