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Chicoreus florifer (Reeve, 1846)

Chicoreus florifer
Chicoreus florifer

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Chicoreus
Species: Chicoreus florifer (Reeve, 1846)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

Mexico

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Bermont Formation [Common]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Common]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Uncommon]
Agueguexquite Formation

Remarks

Common name: Flowery lace murex.

Synonymy:

Synonymous with Chicoreus dilectus (A. Adams, 1855) and Murex florifer Reeve, 1846 (original combination).

Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a

Other voucher specimens: n/a

Descriptions: n/a

Measurements: n/a

Other remarks:

For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog.

References: n/a

Online resources:

WoRMS record 558810

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on May 3, 2014. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.

This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.

Media

Images

Chicoreus florifer from the Early Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Fm. or Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Palm Beach County, Florida (UF 132169).
Chicoreus florifer from the Early Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Fm. or Middle Pleistocene Bermont Fm. of Palm Beach County, Florida (UF 132169).
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