Chicoreus orchidiflorus
| Chicoreus orchidiflorus | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Chicoreus orchidiflorus, 28.1 mm in length, by tangle nets in deep water, Balut, Philippines | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Muricinae |
| Genus: | Chicoreus |
| Subgenus: | Chicopinnatus |
| Species: | C. orchidiflorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chicoreus orchidiflorus (Shikama, 1973) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
References
- 1 2 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 2011-11-05
External links
| External identifiers for Chicoreus orchidiflorus | |
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| WoRMS | 558781 |
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