Apple Murex

Chicoreus pomum

Summary 4

Phyllonotus pomum, common name the "apple murex", is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Habitat 5

Depth range based on 21 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 11 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 9 - 77
  Temperature range (°C): 20.433 - 24.778
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.501 - 4.098
  Salinity (PPS): 36.080 - 36.446
  Oxygen (ml/l): 4.163 - 4.807
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.100 - 0.276
  Silicate (umol/l): 0.805 - 2.296

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 9 - 77

Temperature range (°C): 20.433 - 24.778

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.501 - 4.098

Salinity (PPS): 36.080 - 36.446

Oxygen (ml/l): 4.163 - 4.807

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.100 - 0.276

Silicate (umol/l): 0.805 - 2.296
 
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Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Biopix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.biopix.com/PhotosMedium/JCS%20Phyllonotus%20pomum%2041098.jpg
  2. (c) Femorale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.femorale.com/shellphotos/detail.asp?species=Phyllonotus%20cf.%20pomum%20(Gmelin,%201791)
  3. (c) Femorale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.femorale.com/shellphotos/detail.asp?species=Phyllonotus%20pomum%20(Gmelin,%201791)
  4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicoreus_pomum
  5. (c) Unknown, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/17335987

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