Chicoreus (Chicoreus) dilectus Adams 1854 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combination: Murex dilectus

Belongs to Chicoreus (Chicoreus) according to E. H. Vokes 1974

See also Vokes 1965

Sister taxa: Chicoreus (Chicoreus) aquitanicus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) brevifrons, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) bullisi, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) clausii, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) corrigendum, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cosmani, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) dujardinoides, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) elusivus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) enigmaticus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) floridanus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) folidodes, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) lepidotus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) mergus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) prolixus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) spectrum, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) xestos

Type specimen: BMNH 1965-9, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (4: Florida collections)

• Pliocene of Mexico (2)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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