Chicoreus dovi
Chicoreus dovi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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Shell of Chicoreus dovi (paratype at MNHN, Paris] | |
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Subgenus: | Triplex |
Species: | C. dovi |
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Chicoreus dovi Houart, 1984 | |
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Chicoreus (Triplex) dovi Houart, 1984 |
Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Kenya.
References
- Chicoreus dovi Houart, 1984. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Houart, R., 1984. Description of the new species of Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the eastern african coast: Chicoreus (Chicoreus) dovi n. sp.. Venus 43(1): 55-59
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