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Chicoreus (Chicoreus) clausii Dunker 1879 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combinations: Chicoreus clausii, Murex clausii

Belongs to Chicoreus (Chicoreus) according to E. H. Vokes 1989

Sister taxa: Chicoreus (Chicoreus) aquitanicus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) brevifrons, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) bullisi, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) corrigendum, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cosmani, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) dilectus, 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: Berlin Museum, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at TU 1352 (Mao Fm, Río Gurabo) (Pliocene of Dominican Republic)

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