Английская Википедия:Chicoreus rachelcarsonae

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Chicoreus rachelcarsonae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

Original description: "Shell delicate, very frondose, with 3 varices per whorl; one large knob along shoulder between varices; varix with 5 spines; spines often frondose; siphonal canal with 3 large spines; spine on shoulder largest; spire high and elevated; shell color pink or pale salmon-orange overlaid with numerous fine, pale tan spiral threads; spines often darker pinkish red or orange-red; protoconch and early whorls bright orange-red; siphonal canal completely closed."[2]

Distribution

Locus typicus: "(Trawled from) 150 metres depth, 50 kilometres South of Apalachicola, Florida, USA."[3]

Habitat

This rare Gulf of Mexico species lives on coralline algal sea floors.

References

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  2. Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 13. Publ: CERF
  3. Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 13. Publ: CERF