Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combination: Murex (Chicoreus) lepidotus
Full reference: E. H. Vokes. 1963. Cenozoic Muricidae of the western Atlantic region: Part 1 - Murex sensus stricto. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 1(4):151-163
Belongs to Chicoreus (Chicoreus) according to E. H. Vokes 1965
See also Vokes 1963
Sister taxa: Chicoreus (Chicoreus) aquitanicus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) brevifrons, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) bullisi, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) clausii, 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) mergus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) prolixus, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) spectrum, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) xestos
Type specimen: USNM644371, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Florida collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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