Chicoreus ramosus

Ramose murex
Chicoreus ramosus
Chicoreus ramosus, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Chicoreus ramosus
Chicoreus ramosus, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Chicoreus ramosus
Chicoreus ramosus, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Chicoreus ramosus
Chicoreus ramosus, Townsville, QLD, Photo: Graham Edgar
Chicoreus ramosus
Chicoreus ramosus, Townsville, QLD, Photo: Graham Edgar
Chicoreus ramosus
Chicoreus ramosus, Seychelles, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Chicoreus ramosus
Chicoreus ramosus, Seychelles, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
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Chicoreus ramosus
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Chicoreus ramosus
Chicoreus ramosus

Distribution


Description

Large and solid, exterior white, long re-curved anterior canal, aperture margins pink or white.


Information

Max Size: 30 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 23.1-32.7°C

Depth: N/A

Habitat Generalization Index: N/A

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Rare (0.9% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.