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]

Chicoreus lorenzi
Shell of Chicoreus lorenzi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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C. lorenzi
Binomial name
Chicoreus lorenzi
Houart, 2009[1]
Synonyms

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 R. (2009). Description of Chicoreus (Triplex) lorenzi n.sp. (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from the Marquesas Archipelago. Novapex 10(4): 173–176.


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