Chicoreus orchidiflorus
Five views of a shell of Chicoreus orchidiflorus, 27 mm in length
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]

Description

This species attains a size of 38 mm.

Distribution

Pacific Ocean: Philippines.

References

  1. 1 2 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 5 November 2011


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