Chicoreus asianus
| Chicoreus asianus | |
|---|---|
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| Shell of Chicoreus asianus Kuroda, 1842, measuring 82.4 mm in height, taken by gill nets at 20 fathoms on rocks off Minabe, in Japan. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Muricinae |
| Genus: | Chicoreus |
| Subgenus: | Chicoreus |
| Species: | C. asianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chicoreus asianus Kuroda, 1942 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chicoreus orientalis Zhang, 1965 | |
The Asian murex (Chicoreus asianus) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
Size 6-15cm
Distribution
SE Japan - China - Vietnam
References
- 1 2 Chicoreus asianus Kuroda, 1942. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
External links
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