Chicoreus bundharmai
Apertural view of Chicoreus bundharmai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Chicoreus
Subgenus:
Chicoreus
Species:
C. bundharmai
Binomial name
Chicoreus bundharmai
Houart, 1992
Synonyms[1]

Chicoreus (Chicoreus) bundharmai Houart, 1992

The bundharma's murex (Chicoreus bundharmai) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 50mm and 140mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Kalimantan, Indonesia and in the South China Sea off Vietnam.

References

  • Houart, R., 1992. Description of a new species of Chicoreus (s.s.) (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Kalimantan (Borneo). Apex 7(1): 27-30
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