Chicocenebra gubbi

Chicocenebra gubbi, common name : Gubb's murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Chicocenebra gubbi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Chicocenebra
Species:
C. gubbi
Binomial name
Chicocenebra gubbi
(Reeve, 1849)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus gubbi (Reeve, 1849)
  • Murex gubbi Reeve, 1849

Description

The shell size varies between 24 mm and 60 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along Angola and Senegal.

References
  1. Chicocenebra gubbi (Reeve, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2010.
  • "Chicocenebra gubbi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 November 2010.


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