Chicoreus paucifrondosus

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

Chicoreus paucifrondosus
Shell of Chicoreus paucifrondosus (paratype at MNHN? Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Chicoreus
Subgenus:
Triplex
Species:
C. paucifrondosus
Binomial name
Chicoreus paucifrondosus
Houart, 1988
Synonyms[1]

Chicoreus (Triplex) paucifrondosus Houart, 1988

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References
  1. Chicoreus paucifrondosus Houart, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Houart, R., 1988. Description of seven new species of Muricidae (Neagastropoda) from the south-western Pacific Ocean. Venus 47(3): 185-196


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