Chicoreus miyokoae

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

Chicoreus miyokoae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Chicoreus
Species:
C. miyokoae
Binomial name
Chicoreus miyokoae
(Kosuge, 1979)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chicoreus (Chicopinnatus) miyokoae (Kosuge, 1979) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Pterynotus miyokoae Kosuge, 1979
  • Timbellus miyokoae (Kosuge, 1979)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 45 mm and 78 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found off the Philippines.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Chicoreus miyokoae (Kosuge, 1979). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866009 on 2017-05-10
  • Kosuge S. (1979) Descriptions of two new species of the family Muricidae (Gastropoda), Mollusca). Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo 1(1): 1–2, pl. 1
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 133
  • "Pterynotus (Pterynotus) miyokoae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 April 2011.


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