Chicoreus subpalmatus

Chicoreus subpalmatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Chicoreus
Species:
C. subpalmatus
Binomial name
Chicoreus subpalmatus
Houart, 1988
Synonyms[1]

Chicoreus (Triplex) subpalmatus Houart, 1988

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

Description

Shell size 25-30 mm.

Distribution

This rare deep-water marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

  1. ^ a b Chicoreus subpalmatus Houart, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Houart, R., 1988. Description of seven new species of Muricidae (Neagastropoda) from the south-western Pacific Ocean. Venus 47(3): 185-196


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