Branched murex
A species of Chicoreus Scientific name : Chicoreus ramosus Genus : Chicoreus
Branched murex, A species of Chicoreus
Botanical name: Chicoreus ramosus
Genus: Chicoreus
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Description
Description
Chicoreus ramosus, common name the ramose murex or branched murex, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails.It is considered an economically important species in the Indo-West Pacific, especially in India.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Molluscs Class
Snails and slugs Order
Neogastropod snails Family
Murex snails Genus
Chicoreus Species
Branched murex