Chicoreus nobilis
| Chicoreus nobilis | |
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| 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] | |
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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 2 Chicoreus nobilis Shikama, 1977. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 June 2011.
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