Chicoreus pisori

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

Chicoreus pisori
Shell of Chicoreus pisori (holotype 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. pisori
Binomial name
Chicoreus pisori
Houart, 2007
Synonyms

Chicoreus (Triplex) pisori Houart, 2007· accepted, alternate representation

Description

The length of the shell attains 35.9 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Christmas Island.

References
  1. Chicoreus pisori Houart, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Houart, R., 2007. Chicoreus (Triplex) pisori n. sp. A new Muricine (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Christmas Island, Pacific Ocean. Venus 65(4): 365-368


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.