Murex (Chicoreus) capucinus Lamarck 1822 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combination: Murex capucinus

Belongs to Murex (Chicoreus) according to C. H. Oostingh 1935

Sister taxa: Chicoreus (Chicoreus), Chicoreus (Chicoreus) florifer, Chicoreus (Naquetia), Chicoreus (Rhizophorimurex), Chicoreus (Siratus), Chicoreus (Triplex), Chicoreus asanoi, Chicoreus brunneus, Chicoreus jungi, Chicoreus ramosus, Chicoreus venezuelanus, Murex (Chicoreus) adelaidensis, Murex (Chicoreus) arrakanensis, Murex (Chicoreus) basicinctus, Murex (Chicoreus) longanensis, Murex (Chicoreus) lophoessus, Murex (Chicoreus) tenuicornis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Indonesia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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