Chicoreus orchidiflorus
Appearance
Chicoreus orchidiflorus | |
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Five views of a shell of Chicoreus orchidiflorus, 27 mm in length | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Chicoreus |
Species: | C. orchidiflorus
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Binomial name | |
Chicoreus orchidiflorus (Shikama, 1973)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Chicoreus subtilis Houart, 1977 |
Chicoreus orchidiflorus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
[edit]This species attains a size of 38 mm.
Distribution
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Bouchet, P.; Houart, R. (2011). Chicoreus orchidiflorus (Shikama, 1973). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558781 on 5 November 2011
External links
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