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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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