Chicoreus orchidiflorus

Chicoreus orchidiflorus
Chicoreus orchidiflorus
Apertural view of a shell of Chicoreus orchidiflorus, 28.1 mm in length, by tangle nets in deep water, Balut, Philippines
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Chicoreus
Subgenus: Chicopinnatus
Species: C. orchidiflorus
Binomial name
Chicoreus orchidiflorus
(Shikama, 1973)
Synonyms[1]

Chicoreus subtilis Houart, 1977
Pterynotus celinamarumai Kosuge, 1980
Pterynotus cerinamarumai Kosuge, 1980
Pterynotus orchidiflorus Shikama, 1973

Chicoreus orchidiflorus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Contents

Description

Distribution

References

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P.; Houart, R. (2011). Chicoreus orchidiflorus (Shikama, 1973). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558781 on 2011-11-05

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