Chicoreus brianbaileyi

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

Chicoreus brianbaileyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Chicoreus
Species:
C. brianbaileyi
Binomial name
Chicoreus brianbaileyi
(Mühlhäusser, 1984)
Synonyms
  • Chicoreus (Chicopinnatus) brianbaileyi (Mühlhäusser, 1984)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Pterynotus (Pterynotus) brianbaileyi Mühlhäusser, 1984
  • Pterynotus brianbaileyi Mühlhäusser, 1984 (original combination)

Description

Distribution

C. brianbaileyi can be found in the waters surrounding the Solomon Islands.[2]

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Chicoreus brianbaileyi (Mühlhäusser, 1984). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866011 on 2022-02-27
  2. Houart, R. (1989). "Description of a new species of Pterynotus (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Norfolk Island." New Zealand Journal of Zoology 16: (273–276).


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