Chorus (gastropod)
Chorus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Chorus | |
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| Chorus giganteus shell | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Ocenebrinae |
| Genus: | Chorus Gray, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Monoceros giganteum Lesson, 1831 | |
Description
The shell is ovate and ventricose. The spire is elevated. The wide aperture is oval. The siphonal canal is straight, produced in front. The columella is smooth and curved. The outer lip shows a prominent tooth at the fore part. [2]
Species
Species within the genus Chorus include:
- † Chorus blainvillei (A. d'Orbigny, 1843)
- † Chorus covacevichi DeVries, 1997
- † Chorus doliaris (R. A. Philippi, 1887)
- † Chorus frassinettii DeVries, 1997
- Chorus giganteus (Lesson, 1831)[3]
- † Chorus grandis (R. A. Philippi, 1887)
References
- Chorus Gray, 1847. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
- Chorus giganteus (Lesson, 1831). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- DeVries, T. J. (1997). A review of the genus Chorus Gray, 1847 (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from western South America. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology. 30(3): 125-145
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