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Chicocenebra gubbi

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Chicocenebra gubbi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Chicocenebra
Species:
C. gubbi
Binomial name
Chicocenebra gubbi
(Reeve, 1849)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus gubbi (Reeve, 1849)
  • Murex gubbi Reeve, 1849

Chicocenebra gubbi, common name : Gubb's murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

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The shell size varies between 24 mm and 60 mm

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along Angola and Senegal.

References

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  1. ^ a b Chicocenebra gubbi (Reeve, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2010.
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  • "Chicocenebra gubbi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 November 2010.