681 observationsNear Threatened
ramose murex
Chicoreus ramosus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia βΊPhylum: Mollusca βΊClass: Gastropoda βΊOrder: Neogastropoda βΊFamily: Muricidae βΊGenus: Chicoreus
About
Chicoreus ramosus, common name the ramose murex or branched murex, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails. It is considered an economically important species in the Indo-West Pacific, specially in India.