Chicoreus lorenzi
Chicoreus lorenzi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
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Shell of Chicoreus lorenzi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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Species: | C. lorenzi |
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Chicoreus lorenzi Houart, 2009[1] | |
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Chicoreus (Triplex) lorenzi Houart, 2009· accepted, alternate representation |
Description
The length of the shell attains 47.4 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off French Polynesia.
References
- Houart (2009). Novapex 10 (4) : 173–176. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- Chicoreus lorenzi Houart, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Houart R. (2009). Description of Chicoreus (Triplex) lorenzi n.sp. (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from the Marquesas Archipelago. Novapex 10(4): 173–176.
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