Chicoreus nobilis

Chicoreus nobilis
Apertural view of Chicoreus nobilis
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. nobilis
Binomial name
Chicoreus nobilis
Shikama, 1977
Synonyms[1]

Chicoreus nobilis Shikama, 1977

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

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 57 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found along Vietnam, the Philippines and Japan.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Chicoreus nobilis Shikama, 1977.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 June 2011.

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