Chorus giganteus
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Chorus giganteus, is a species of sea snail
, a marine
gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae
, the rock snails. This species is endemic to the coast of Chile. It is a benthic predator that lives on rocks in temperate waters.
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
, a marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae
Muricidae
Muricidae, common name murex snails or rock snails, is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails. With approximately 1,600 living species the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogastropoda. Additionally, 1,200 fossil species have been recognised...
, the rock snails. This species is endemic to the coast of Chile. It is a benthic predator that lives on rocks in temperate waters.